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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
Stuart Air Show on page 14