Gabriele Lupini
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Gabriele Lupini serves as the National Inspector of the Voluntary Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross. He has served in the Red Cross since 1977. In addition, he has served in the military for more than forty years and earned the rank of General. There are two branches of the Italian Red Cross, with one section coordinated by the public and the other by the military. Above all, the Italian Red Cross helps people in need. They have hosted a field hospital in Pakistan. In addition, there is a hospital that helps refugees in Rome. He has a spirit of helping people in need.
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Italian Red Cross Voluntary Military Corps
Gabriele Lupini, the National Inspector of the Voluntary Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross, explains the organization’s structure and duties. It is divided into two sections: a civil section and a military section. The military section, he adds, has provided sanitary services to the Italian Army in nearly every conflict, including the Italian Civil War, over the organization’s 150-year history.
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Italian Red Cross in Korea
Gabriele Lupini explains Italy's decision to send the Italian Red Cross to Korea during the war. Since Italy was not a member of the United Nations, it was not permitted to send troops. Instead, the government chose to establish Hospital #68 in Korea to provide aid to both troops and civilians.
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Contributions of Hospital #68
Gabriele Lupini, the National Inspector of the Voluntary Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross, details the significant contribution of the Italian Red Cross and Hospital #68 in Korea. The first team arrived in 1951, and by the time the last team departed, the hospital had been donated to the Korean government. Over the course of the war, the hospital treated 230,000 soldiers and civilians. Despite this major contribution, however, Italian schools do not teach about their country's role in the conflict.
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Helping Today
Gabriele Lupini highlights the ongoing work of the Italian Red Cross. He explains that the organization is currently supporting an Italian hospital in Afghanistan, while also collaborating with hospitals across Italy to assist recent immigrants and refugees fleeing war-torn countries. This support continues the Red Cross's commitment to providing care in global crises.
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Helping Others Despite Destruction of Hospital
Gabriele Lupini shares what he considers one of the most important stories of Hospital #68. Despite the hospital being destroyed by a suspected arsonist on November 30, 1952, the dedicated staff continued to assist those in need until it was rebuilt. Remarkably, the hospital was fully restored by February 23, 1953.
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