{"id":64038,"date":"2026-03-23T19:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=64038"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:55:34","slug":"maj-cody-a-khork-was-aid-to-rest-with-full-military-honors-today-monday-march-23-2026-at-the-florida-national-cemetery-in-bushnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/maj-cody-a-khork-was-aid-to-rest-with-full-military-honors-today-monday-march-23-2026-at-the-florida-national-cemetery-in-bushnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Maj. Cody A. Khork was laid to rest with full military honors today, Monday, March 23, 2026, at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_0025d71da36147ae-58\">Maj. <strong>Cody A. Khork<\/strong>, a 35-year-old U.S. Army Reserve officer from Polk County, is being laid to rest with full military honors today, <strong>Monday, March 23, 2026<\/strong>, at the <strong>Florida National Cemetery<\/strong> in Bushnell.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6e494c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6e494c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cody-A.-Khork.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64039 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cody-A.-Khork.webp 225w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cody-A.-Khork-150x150.webp 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_0025d71da36147ae-59\">Maj. Khork was one of six service members killed on March 1 during an unmanned aircraft system (drone) attack at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait.<sup><\/sup> He was serving as part of <strong>Operation Epic Fury<\/strong> at the time of the strike.<sup><\/sup>+1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Service and Honors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; \" src=\"https:\/\/redir1.wfla.com\/nxs-video\/vid-anvato-11632262\/embed\/?injected_via=embed&#038;post_id=3223356\" rel=\"nofollow\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Final Resting Place:<\/strong> Burial at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell at <strong>2:00 PM<\/strong> today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Posthumous Promotion:<\/strong> Formerly a Captain, he was posthumously promoted to the rank of <strong>Major<\/strong> on March 13.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Awards:<\/strong> He was recognized with the <strong>Purple Heart<\/strong> and the <strong>Combat Action Badge<\/strong> following the incident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local Tributes:<\/strong> A major law enforcement and community motorcade escorted his remains from Lakeland Linder International Airport to Winter Haven last week, passing through the campus of his alma mater, <strong>Florida Southern College<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legacy in the Community<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_0025d71da36147ae-64\">Maj. Khork was a 2014 graduate of Florida Southern College, where he was heavily involved in the ROTC program.<sup><\/sup> To honor his memory, his family and the college have established the <strong>Major Cody A. Khork Endowed ROTC Scholarship<\/strong>, which will support junior or senior cadets by covering costs such as room and board<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maj. Cody A. 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