LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Funeral arrangements were released for a Kentucky airman who died during Operation Epic Fury.
Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, was killed March 12 after a KC-135 aircraft tanker she was in crashed in western Iraq, according to the Department of War. She was one of six who died in the crash, and was assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.
According to her obituary, Pruitt's body will arrive at Samuels Field Airport in Bardstown Thursday, April 9 at 11 a.m. for a dignified transfer and escort to Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home.
The Nelson County Sheriff's Office will be apart of the escort and encourage the community to line the streets along the route to honor Pruitt. The route will leave Samuels Field Airport turn onto Boston Road/W. Stephen Foster heading towards Bardstown, then from Court Square up to North 3rd Street, turn left onto Highway 245 ending at the funeral home.
Visitation will be held on Friday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery with cremation following.
Pruitt leaves behind a husband and two children.
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