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2LT Peter H. Burks

Nov-20-2007 » Filed Under: 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks, 26, of Dallas, Texas, died Nov. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

We hope his family and friends find some measure of comfort from the thoughts and prayers of everyone here at Strykernews.

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Official DoD Announcement

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Officer killed in Iraq sought to get his men home safe - Stars & Stripes

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