Burkett, Donald Allen

Also known as: SPC, TROOP F, 2D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 10, 2008

Age24 years old

Location of DeathBALAD RUZ, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

At 24, SPC Burkett, Donald Allen of COMANCHE, TX was serving with the ARMY, TROOP F, 2D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BALAD RUZ, IRAQ on March 10, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Burkett, Donald Allen of COMANCHE, TX, 24 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP F, 2D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

March 10, 2008 ? Burkett, Donald Allen died in BALAD RUZ, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2008.

In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.

COMANCHE, TX is where Burkett, Donald Allen came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Burkett, Donald Allen was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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