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Georgia Communities Mourn Fallen Soldiers Killed in Drone Attack
local-news1 year ago

Georgia Communities Mourn Fallen Soldiers Killed in Drone Attack

Army Sergeant Kennedy Sanders, who was killed in a drone attack in Jordan, was laid to rest in Waycross, Georgia. Her funeral service was attended by family, friends, and community members, who remembered her as lovable and full of life. A section of Eads Street will be renamed in her honor, and June 30 will be known as “Kennedy L. Sanders Day.” Loved ones paid their final respects as her casket was draped in the American flag and taken to the cemetery, with people lining the streets to show their support. Sanders leaves behind a legacy of enjoying life and smiling always.

"Georgia Mourns: Fallen Soldiers Honored in Procession to Hometown"
obituary1 year ago

"Georgia Mourns: Fallen Soldiers Honored in Procession to Hometown"

Army Sgt. Kennedy Sanders, 24, who was killed in a drone strike in Jordan, will be laid to rest in her hometown of Waycross, Georgia, after a public viewing at C.C. McCray City Auditorium. A procession from Jacksonville International Airport to Waycross honored her, with a section of Eads Street to be renamed in her honor. President Biden posthumously promoted her and called her parents to express his condolences. Sanders was remembered as resilient and determined, with the community mourning her loss and declaring "Wear Purple Day" in her honor.