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                Historic Number Of Military Jets To Fill Skies On



                    Veterans Day Weekend At The Stuart Air Show



         The Stuart Air Show is                             The show’s featured fighter jets are air combat aircraft   and Jerad LaRue. The “Race the Runway 5K” is back
      back in 2020 to highlight                          that have not performed at the same event in the United   by popular demand, allowing runners the chance to race
      performances  from  more                           States for the last eight years, making this year’s lineup   through Martin County Airport in the hours before the
      elite military fighter jets                        truly something special. In addition to the U.S. Air Force   show on Sunday, Nov. 8. Runners will watch the sunrise
      than ever  before.  This                           Heritage Flight and USASOC Black Daggers Parachute   over the show’s aircraft in this special experience.
      beloved regional event was                         Team, spectators will enjoy the A-10 “Thunderbolt II”      “The Masessa family looks forward to being able to
      sidelined last year by heavy                       Demo Team, F-16 “Viper” Demo Team, F-22 “Raptor”   memorialize him at this special event,” says Jeff Masessa,
      flooding, which was preceded by the tragic pre-show crash   Demo Team, and F-35 “Lightning II” Demo Team.  Dr. Masessa’s brother. “Stuart will always be home to Joe;
      of Dr. Joseph Masessa. The Stuart Air Show is returning      Not all the excitement will be exclusively in the   it’s his final resting place.”
      to the skies Nov. 7 and 8.                         air! Stuart Air Show patrons will get to experience an      A dermatologist with offices around the state, including
         This year, in addition to assembling rare aerial military   incredible Freestyle Motocross (FMX) show, which will   Martin and St. Lucie counties, Dr. Masessa cherished the
      performers, we will be honoring the memory of air show   include a motorcycle jumping over a moving aircraft.   chance to appear in the Stuart Air Show and harbored a
      performer, Dr. Joseph Masessa, who passed away when   There will be three FMX shows each day: two on the   profound appreciation for America and the military. The
      his plane crashed at Witham Field hours before the 2019   crowd’s side of the air field and one on the tarmac. The
      show was set to start.                             three FMX performers will be Cody Elkins, TJ Tiffany,   Community Happingings on page 6

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