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NATIONAL CITY, Calif. — Going to war has been a tradition for the family of 24-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Richard Burdick.
Vietnam was his father’s war. World War II and Korea were wars fought by his grandfather, who died two months ago. World War I was his great-grandfather’s battle.
Iraq was Richard Burdick’s war. And on Dec. 10, Burdick was fatally injured when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Mosul, Iraq.
Burdick of National City, south of San Diego, is survived by his wife, Jennifer, daughter Angelynn, 6, and son Michael Sean, 4.
“He was a quiet professional. He wasn’t a...