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Remembering Blue Angels pilot Capt. Jeff Kuss 10 years later Original

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By Nickelle Smith 
| WKRN-TV (Nashville, TN)
SMYRNA, Tenn. (WLRN) — Tuesday marks 10 years since the tragic death of Blue Angels pilot Jeff Kuss , who died in a training mission before the Great Tennessee Air Show in Smyrna. His memory lives on with the residents of Smyrna and Middle Tennessee, including Stewarts Creek High School Principal Dr. Clark Harrell who counseled the fighter pilots that tragic day. Just like the students he leads as principal, Dr. Harrell also found his footing here in Rutherford County.
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Wilma Rudolph’s legacy lives on in Clarksville classroom Original

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By Nickelle Smith 
| WKRN-TV (Nashville, TN)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Mrs. Tracy Garza-Bramel’s third grade classroom at East Montgomery Elementary School came alive with inspiration as students learned about their hometown hero, Wilma Rudolph. “A lot of them didn’t realize Wilma Rudolph was an actual person,” said Garza-Bramel, who’s been educating Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools students for her entire 28-year career.
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‘He felt like part of our community’: Smyrna honors Blue Angels pilot 10 years after tragic crash

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By Nickelle Smith 
| Yahoo
SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) — This year marks a decade since a tragic accident claimed the life of Blue Angels pilot Capt. Jeff Kuss as he was practicing for the Great Tennessee Air Show. The Town of Smyrna has since raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help honor his legacy. It’s hard to miss Blue Angel No. 6 driving past Lee Victory Recreation Park off Sam Ridley Parkway in Smyrna. “It makes me proud of where I live, but I’m not surprised,” said Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed.
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