Final procession for Major Cody Khork travels from Winter Haven to Florida National Cemetery

The Brief

  • A funeral procession for Major Cody Khork departed Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven at 11:30 a.m., traveling along Highway 92, State Road 570, I-4 and I-75 before arriving at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell around 2 p.m.
  • A large motorcycle escort accompanied the procession honoring the fallen service member.
  • Community members, family and fellow service members remembered Khork at Saturday’s funeral as a selfless leader who dedicated his life to serving others.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Cody Khork was laid to rest at Florida National Cemetery Monday afternoon.

Khork’s body traveled in a procession from Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven to Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell on Monday morning. The procession was led by a motorcycle escort.

Khork, 35, was killed in an Iranian drone strike on a U.S. base in Kuwait at the beginning of the month. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major.

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