I don't have a big problem with that. They stood side-by-side with us, took the same risks, and were there to do the same job.
Had I but known yesterday, they'd have been included in the thoughts of those who more usually share rememberence as our allies and partners. And next year, they will be.
Some new songs to learn, some new traditions to learn:
Saluto a voi, soldati Italiani caduti! 
Italian Bersaglieri of the 18th regiment, wearing the distinctive black cockerel-feather plumes on the steel helmet take part in a training session in the White Horse barracks where their ground forces headquarters are located, in the outskirts of the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq (news - web sites), in this July 8, 2003 file photo. According to reports at least 12 Italians were killed - 9 of them believed to be Carabinieri MSU Multinational Specialized Unit military police officers and 3 others of the Italian army - in a bombing at the MSU Nasiriyah base early Wednesday Nov. 12, 2003.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)