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Burks, Peter H

Also known as: 2LT, TROOP P, 4TH SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GM
Combatant Male Verified
DiedNovember 14, 2007
Age26 years old
Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ
Cause of DeathHOSTILE

2LT Burks, Peter H, 26, a native of DALLAS, TX, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP P, 4TH SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GM, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, TROOP P, 4TH SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GM, sent Burks, Peter H of DALLAS, TX, then 26, ? 2LT ? to Iraq.

On November 14, 2007, the ARMY lost 2LT Burks, Peter H in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

DALLAS, TX is where Burks, Peter H came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

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Burks, Peter H 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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