The Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony in Smyrna featured the new location of the townâs memorial to its military personnel who died in combat.
The townâs memorial was moved to a broad expanse of lawn in Lee Victory Park near the Captain Jeff Kuss, USMC Memorial. The military memorial had been in a somewhat cramped spot in front of the Smyrna Town Hall.
More than 200 citizens and public officials gathered at the Kuss Memorial to hear the guest speaker, Middle Tennessee State Universityâs Lt. General Keith Huber, U.S. Army, Retired, speak about âremembrance and responsibility.â
âPrecious military families you are our heroes,â Huber said. âYou are the ones, as a spouse, or a child or a brother or a sister or a mother or a father, whose unconditional love and support allows us the privilege to serve our nation in uniform. Youâre the ones who struggle with the day-to-day events, trying to be both mother and father, and wondering if you w
The Trail of Tears District Boy Scouts honored Kenneth âCoonâ Victory with the Smyrna âGood Scout Awardâ for his service to the community and raised $10,000 in donations at their annual luncheon last week.
About 40 people gathered inside the Smyrna Train Depot to support the Scouts and celebrate Victoryâs receiving of the highest honor for citizenship of the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Victoryâs wife, Esther, and daughter, Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed, were also in attendance.
The council has been giving out the award to a distinguished community member each year since 2017, according to Trail of Tears Senior District Executive Phillip Heikkinen. This year, Victoryâs name was one of the first to come up in the discussion of nominees.
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Smyrna author & illustrator Eden Hummel and Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed display Edenâs book âThe Kid Who Had COVIDâ and the proclamation celebrating the book at a Town Council meeting last week.
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