The relatives of the victims of the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing ( in which 17 Italian servicemen and two Italian civilians were killed by a truck bomb ) complained that while Quattrocchi was awarded the Gold Medal , those Italian soldiers were awarded with the " Croce d'Onore " ( " Cross of Honor " ) , as posthumous honor , even though they were in service as regular soldiers , unlike Quattrocchi . For this reason , according to them , the victims of the Nasiriyah attack deserved such an honor more than Quattrocchi
2003 Nasiriyah bombing
2003 Nasiriyah bombing
Fabrizio Quattrocchi