European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)

I was always happy to go to school: actually, I longed for school.

My mother died when I was four and a half years old, my brother was almost six,

so I suffered from this loss, too.

I don’t know about other kids, but each has his own grief.

I sort of overcame this when my daughters were born,

but at times I still haven’t come through.

I still dream of this… Anyway.

Reached victories are never for ever

I’m eighty now. Actually, eighty-one, as you’ve already counted.

Regardless of all the battles I fought, before the Liberation as well as afterwards,

with my biggest battle starting after the war, if I’m still here it’s because I believe that victories are not everlasting.

Things can always be changed.

The younger generations have been lucky that we haven't had any other wars in Italy in the last sixty years.

We’ve taken part in some, but we weren’t directly involved.

I believe that this was also due to some of the actions that I got involved in,

together with all the others and all the women who share the same feelings I have faith in.

The end of wars brings little joy

That night at home we started to count out those who were coming back.

As soon as we saw soldiers returning from the front, I went to the train station in Reggio.

I was hoping I would see my brother make it home too,