Army Capt. Michael D. Spalla, 173rd Airborne Brigade chaplain, provides the invocation at the paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade joined Italian paratrooper veterans and local police forces, during a mass in honor of the Feast of St. Michael, at the Church of St. Michael, Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 29, 2016. Saint Michael the Archangel is the Patron Saint of the Airborne and Italian Police. The paratroopers gathered with local police to honor their mutual patron and sustain good local relationships.( ( Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo)

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