Burkhardt, Travis Lee

Also known as: SGT, 1-70TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 6, 2003

Age26 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

1-70TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433, ARMY ? SGT Burkhardt, Travis Lee (EDINA, MO), age 26, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 6, 2003.

Their Story

Burkhardt, Travis Lee was 26 and from EDINA, MO when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, 1-70TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433 as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

June 6, 2003 ? Burkhardt, Travis Lee died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

The members of 1-70TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Burkhardt, Travis Lee 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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