Scooter heroes

The municipality of Nervesa della Battaglia was devastated during WWI bombing. The entire place was razed to the ground and reduced to dust. During 1918 the Piave River became the new Italian war ‘first-line front’. As my Vespa scooter (Negra) and I arrived at the town’s entrance, I thought of the men who struggled and fought back, securing a decisive victory for the Italian Army against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On the right edge of the river are the remains a military cannon protected by tall cypress trees. The cannon bares a label which explained the struggle of those who fought to the death using damaged artillery, until the last round, before throwing stones at the enemy to defend the city.