Peter H. Burks
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Age: 26
From: Dallas
Assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Army 2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks died Nov. 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
Died: November 14, 2007
Dallas soldier dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
DALLAS — A Dallas soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq is being remembered as a dedicated team player who felt the call to serve.
Army 2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks, 26, died Nov. 14 when his vehicle was hit just outside the Green Zone in Baghdad. The Department of Defense released Burks’ name Nov. 19. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
Alan Burks of Celina said he wasn’t surprised that his son’s last actions involved checking on the five men with him.
“He told me, over and over and over again, he said: ‘Dad, my job is to get my 17 guys home safe. ... Then after that I’ll get myself home safe,’ ” Burks said.
Peter Burks moved with his family to Dallas in 1987 and graduated from Trinity Christian Academy in Addison and Texas A&M University. He worked in...