What republicans that dress up like nazi SS troops would like to do!

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Bruno Sammartino climbed Valla Rocca in Italy where he and his family hid from Nazi SS troops during World War II.

We know Bruno Sammartino as the world-renowned wrestler who calls Pittsburgh his adopted home, but few people know the real story behind this champion and the harrowing childhood experiences that molded him.

Bruno's hometown in Italy was occupied by the Nazis during World War II. His experience hiding out from the SS would have been frightening even for an adult.

Once his family escaped, Bruno swore he would never go back, but recently he was persuaded to return and KDKA Radio's Larry Richert went along on the emotional journey.

Today, it's hard to imagine the quiet and picturesque mountain village in Abruzzo, Italy, was a living hell in 1943 when the Nazi SS troops stormed in with their machine guns blazing, killing and scattering men, women and children.

Bruno escaped with his brother, sister and mother to a remote mountain top called Valla Rocca. For the first time in 67 years, he recently returned to their hiding place.

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1. I assume you're talking about the part where...

...the family was discovered and the SS troopers lined them up to be shot.