Gaetano Lunardo

Gaetano Lunardo is a General of Division in the Italian Army, currently serving as the head of the I Department of the Army General Staff. He has been in the news for issuing a decree that alters the performance of the Italian national anthem, 'Il Canto degli Italiani,' by removing the final 'sì' from the lyrics during military events, a decision that reflects a purist approach to the anthem's original text.