COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs teacher is being honored for her heroism by being taken aboard a Thunderbird during the Pueblo air show on Friday, Sept. 26.
Laura Smith is an educator and a certified American Red Cross CPR, AED, and first aid instructor, and soon-to-be passenger of a Thunderbird as she makes the trek from Widefield High School to the Pueblo Airport for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to participate in the “Wings of Pride” Pueblo air show.
All due to her bravery back in 2013, when she sprang into action during a soccer game between Widefield and Harrison High School, when a player suddenly collapsed…