PHOTOS: Waycross mourns, honors slain reservist

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PHOTOS: Waycross mourns, honors slain reservist

The city of Waycross honors Sgt. Kennedy Sanders, who was one of three Georgia Army reservists killed in a January drone attack in Jordan.

Mourners pray during a burial ceremony for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at Oakland Cemetery in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Shawn Sanders, father of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders, holds the flag that was draped across her casket during her burial ceremony at Oakland Cemetery in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Todd Lazaroski speaks during the funeral for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Oneida Oliver-Sanders, mother of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders, places a flower on her casket during her burial ceremony at Oakland Cemetery in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Service members fold a flag during a burial ceremony for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at Oakland Cemetery in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

U.S. Army Colonel Jeff Dulgarian speaks during the funeral for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Coach Rudolph Solomon speaks during the funeral for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

The audience reacts during the funeral for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Ware County girls’ basketball coach Mandy Lingenfelter speaks during the funeral for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

The audience reacts during the funeral for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Pall bearers carry the casket of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders after her funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A horse and carriage holds the casket of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at Oakland Cemetery in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A mourner in purple is seen at Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders’s burial ceremony at Oakland Cemetery in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders, whose favorite color was purple, was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A military officer salutes as family members of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders arrive at Oakland Cemetery, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders’s burial ceremony at Oakland Cemetery in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Pall bearers carry the casket of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders after her funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

With a 60-foot U.S. flag being flown above Ware County Middle School, Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders is carried in a horse-drawn carriage after the funeral, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Shabria Wiggins sings a song she wrote for her friend Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at the funeral at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Soldiers stand next to the casket holding Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders during the funeral at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

A program with an image of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders during her funeral at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

The casket of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders is carried into the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

A sign honoring Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders is seen by her parents’ home in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Oneida Oliver-Sanders (center), mother of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders, wears purple sneakers honoring her daughter in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders, whose favorite color was purple, was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Blondell Dixon, cousin of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders, puts on a purple pin before Kennedy Sanders’ funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders, whose favorite color was purple, was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Oneida Oliver-Sanders (center), mother of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders, prepares to go to her funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Shawn Sanders (center), father of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders, prepares to go to her funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and friends of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders prepare to go to her funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Jersei Sanders, 7 months, the niece of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders, is fitted with purple sneakers before Kennedy Sanders’ funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders, whose favorite color was purple, was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and friends of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders gather before her funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Family and friends of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders gather before her funeral in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A pillow honoring Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders is seen at her parents’ home in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Veterans salute the casket of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders before the start of the funeral at the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

The casket of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders is carried into the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

The casket of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders is carried into the auditorium at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

A large U.S. flag is flown high in the air to honor Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at Ware County Middle School, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

A photograph of Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders is shown on a pole on Ossie Davis Parkway, Friday, February 16, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

A sign is shown in a Waycross resident’s front yard honoring Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at Memorial Stadium, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Signs are shown honoring Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at Memorial Stadium, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

Signs are shown honoring Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at Memorial Stadium, Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Waycross, Ga. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Jason Getz / jason.getz@ajc.com)

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Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

Mourners pray during a burial ceremony for Army Reservist Sgt. Kennedy L. Sanders at Oakland Cemetery in Waycross on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Sgt. Sanders was killed in a drone attack in late Jan. 28th in Jordan. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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