Widow’s powerful response to Army general goes viral on Memorial Day
Ashley Southard lost her husband, SGT Andy Southard in 2023.
By Kait Hanson
Published May 26, 2025 11:29 AM PDT
Reviewed By Tessa Robinson
For most military families, Memorial Day is a holiday marked by quiet moments of reflection, but for widows like Ashley Southard, Memorial Day is every day.
Southard lost her husband, U.S. Army Sergeant Andrew “Andy” Southard, on November 10, 2023, during a routine air refueling mission with Special Forces Unit 160th SOAR in the Mediterranean Sea. He was 27.
Each year, SGT Southard is honored at the Fort Campbell Boots Display Memorial, a powerful visual memorial for those who paid the ultimate price – but a new base policy intends to halt the somber display altogether.
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