"Impervia cedant"
Bronze Medal to the Army Valour
Decree of 11th December 1981
Employed in rescue operations in favour of the populations in Friuli hit by a violent earthquake on 6th May, it operated with great courage and sense of abnegation for several days, in removing the ruins and managing to save many people under the ruins after the collapses. Building rapidly metal bridges, it restored the practicability in some isolated areas; it created the premises to rebuilt destroyed areas through a program for the demolition of damaged buildings and the removal of the ruins. Later it was ordered to build prefabs for the temporary rescue of homeless people; it worked hardly in arduous areas, managing to conclude the program in the established deadline. (Friuli, 6th May 1976 – 30th April 1977). (To the 5th "Bolsena" Pioneers Engineer Battalion).
Bronze Medal to the Army Valour
Decree of 4th January 1978
With about 600 men and 92 special vehicles, it promptly reached the Municipalities of Contursi, Laviano, Caposele, Ricigliano, 900 km far from the headquarters and considered the most damages areas in the Provinces of Salerno and Avellino after the earthquake on 23rd November 1980. Its efficiency, technical and organizational capabilities, high sense of duty, spirit of sacrifice and great courage, it contributed to give calm and confidence to the populations hit by the disaster. The generous action of its men, in difficult and dangerous environmental and weather conditions, was continuous even if it protracted for more than two months (from 26th November 1980 to 2nd February 1981) in order to demolish unstable buildings, remove ruins, restore the practicability and the main urbanization services, prepare areas for building prefabs and extract corpses under collapsed buildings. Great example of civil and military virtues, of technical capabilities, courageous altruism that raised admiration and gratitude by the rescued populations and the local authorities, contributing in that way to increase the prestige of the Army. (Provinces of Salerno and Avellino, 26th November 1980 – 2nd February 1981). (To the 5th "Bolsena" Pioneers Engineer Battalion).
Bronze Medal to the Civil Valour
Decree of 6th March 1968
Employing men and vehicles, it worked hard to help people against the violent and impetuous flood.