(WAVE/WKYT) – The funeral arrangements for a Kentucky soldier killed during Operation Epic Fury have been announced.
34-year-old Tech. Sgt. Ashley Pruitt was one of six killed on March 12, 2026, when a KC-135 aircraft crashed in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury.
A dignified transfer will be held when Pruitt’s remains arrive at Samuels Field Airport in Bardstown on Thursday, April 9, at 11 a.m., before her body is escorted to Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 10. Funeral services will be hosted at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery on Saturday, April 11, at 11 a.m.
In a Facebook post, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office encouraged the community to line the streets along the route of Pruitt’s escort to help celebrate her life.