20. Nameless heroes

Among the larch forests above Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Pocol Military Memorial holds the remains of thousands of soldiers from the First World War, many of them unknown. It is a place of silence and remembrance, inviting visitors to reflect on the fate of men who arrived from distant lands to fight a war they barely understood. Together with historical reenactor Andrea Orsi, Diego Clara retraces the stories of young Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers, thrown into a world of ice, rock and avalanches, where nature itself was often the greatest enemy. Among them stands the story of Second Lieutenant Angelo Fusetti, only nineteen years old, who fell on Sasso di Stria and was never recovered. A powerful journey into memory, giving back a voice to the unknown and reminding us of the immense human cost these mountains once bore.