Caserta 24 -- SANTA MARIA CAPUA Vetere (Ce) sad fate that of Sergeant Major Roberto Valente, serving in the 187th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Folgore".

It was his last mission abroad and obtained the coveted transfer a few days after a life spent among the airborne troops of the Thunderbolt.

Valente, in fact, at his return, which would take place next month in October, was joined at the military prison of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, in which Col. Raffaele D'Ambrosio, the summit of the Organization penitentiary.

"My husband was a paratrooper, I'm proud of him": Stefania Giannattasio, wife of Robert Valente, was killed yesterday morning in a bomb attack in Afghanistan, responded well to learn of the death of her husband. The soldier also leaves a child of two years, Simone.

The woman was not home when the delegation of the Italian Army reached via Consalvo, where in Naples, in a park, living relatives of the soldier fell.

Colonel Louis Masiello, together with General Charles Fortino, Chief of Staff of the second command fod (Forces Operational Defense) reached first Valente's mother, an older woman, a widow, who lives with his sister and two children - his brother and the sister of Robert.

And only then was able to speak with the wife of the soldier, returned from his job following the disclosure of the news. A house of Roberto nobody expected to see the military this morning, because nobody had heard of the death of Italian soldiers.

He was a lover of life and devoted to his work so friends remember Roberto Valente Born in Naples 37 years ago, was back in his hometown for a vacation period lasted about 15 days. Only two days ago had left for Afghanistan where he would have stayed for another few months yet.

Roberto is described by those who knew him as a person available, great heart, very attached to job and friends who, before leaving, he greeted during a dinner. Stationed in Afghanistan for some months, had left for Kabul from where he finally returned in November.

After ten years, in fact, had managed to get closer to his family had been granted a transfer from Livorno, where he was stationed in Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Caserta).

The sergeant, a member of 187/esimo Folgore Parachute Regiment based in Livorno, Italy would have had to come in between October and November.