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National EMS Memorial Services
Coverage of National EMS Memorial Services in the Nexus archive.
- Vanderbilt LifeFlight nurse killed in 2025 helicopter crash honored in national procession
Vanderbilt LifeFlight nurse Alan Williams was honored in the Moving Honors procession, which recognized 37 EMS professionals who died in the line of duty. The event, organized by the National EMS Memorial Services, included a 9,000-mile ambulance journey with 32 stops before reaching Arlington, Virginia. Williams died in a November 2025 helicopter crash in Wilson County, Tennessee, caused by a pilot's medical emergency.