First lady Michelle Obama addresses members of the Vicenza military Community. Obama thanked American paratroopers based in northern Italy and praised the service carried out by their families living far from home. Speaking to representatives of the 4,000-strong American community living in and around the recently built Caserma Del Din base at Vicenza, the wife of U.S. President Barack Obama thanked the soldiers and families of 173rd Airborne Brigade, the U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza, and U.S. Army Africa, June 19, 2015, Vicenza, Italy. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)