L’Aquila earthquake, many tributes on the day of remembrance

(ANSA) – L’AQUILA, 06 APR – The day of the 15th anniversary of the L’Aquila earthquake was opened by a commemoration of the deceased within the School of Inspectors and Superintendents of the Guardia di Finanza in L’Aquila, fifteen years ago nerve center for assistance operations for the affected populations. The regional Commander, Brigadier General Germano Carmignoli, participated in the ceremony, together with two representative officers of the Command (Lieutenant Colonel Lara Olivieri and Lieutenant Colonel Gianluigi Brasili), as well as the Commander of the School, General Gabriele Failla and the Provincial Commander L’Aquila , Cosimo Lamanuzzi. Two classes of the city’s middle schools were involved in the ceremony to “keep the memory alive and strengthen the memory of the historic event”. In the same spirit, the young Tommaso Sponta (born in 2009) – who last night, together with his peer Elisa Nardi, had lit the brazier at the Parco della Memoria – was asked to place a wreath of flowers in front of the monument created in front of the Student House, destroyed by the earthquake. Present at the ceremony, among others, were the mayor of L’Aquila Pierluigi Biondi, the president of the Abruzzo Region, Marco Marsilio, the head of the Civil Protection department, Fabrizio Curcio, the undersecretary Fausta Bergamotto, the senator Guido Liris, the coadjutor bishop Antonio D’Angelo, the rector of the University of L’Aquila, Edoardo Alesse, and the prefect Giancarlo Di Vincenzo. In the morning there was also a Holy Mass celebrated at the L’Aquila cemetery. A meeting with children from primary schools in L’Aquila is planned at the Parco della Memoria, organized by the Association of families of the victims of the earthquake, at the same time as the concert by the State Police Fanfare at the Park Auditorium. In the afternoon there will be the presentation of the book ‘Re-building Life’ at Casa Onna (4pm). At the same time, the debate ‘Is L’Aquila moving?’ will be held at the Park Auditorium. Our community 15 years after the earthquake’ with the participation of many local and city associations. Finally, at 6pm, the match between the Under 19 national teams of Rugby Italy and England at the Fattori Stadium. (HANDLE).