We Will Miss You Bruno!

I want to let you know the sad news, discovered last night, that Pia’s brother, Bruno de Solenni, was killed yesterday by a road-side bomb in southern Afghanistan. A member of the Oregon National Guard, Bruno was providing support to the Afghan National Army in their counterinsurgency efforts and was driving south in an MRAP [...]

Veteran’s Day Parade

Today is Veterans Day, but Crescent City’s public events involving veterans will be happening Saturday. This year’s parade will honor Bruno.

A “Salute to Del Norte County” parade is scheduled for November 15 in Crescent City. According to the Triplicate the parade’s grand marshal will be chosen to honor Bruno.

“Together we raised just over $755.00 to buy supplies for the care packages that our local Troop Support organization sends out every month to those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

“He took this stuff personally and thought people should do something about it . . . That’s what I admired about him. . . . He believed in what he was doing.”