The Caprotti family and the war: grandfather Peppino’s medals, post-1919

The box, kept among my grandfather Peppino's heirlooms, contains the Victory Medal, granted to soldiers who had taken part in the First World War, and the cross of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester Pope, attributed perhaps to Peppino, perhaps to another Caprotti well-deserving person. On the uniform, also kept among my grandfather's heirlooms, are the two ribbons of the Distintivo per le Fatiche di guerra (Badge for War Efforts) and the Medal of Victory.

The Caprotti family: FAIDA

Great-grandfather Bernardo against his brother Emilio. The continuous alternation of love and hate, balance and rivalry. History is a teacher of life. And it repeats itself, because few learn. Fortunately, thanks to grandfather Peppino, the two brothers spent the Christmas holidays of the last years of their lives together. The feud was over, the two brothers had learned a positive lesson from their clashes.