SGT TRAVIS L. BURKHARDT
170th Military Police Company
Army Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt, Age
26, of Edina, Mo.; assigned to 170th Military Police Company, Fort
Lewis, Wash.; killed on June 6, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq. Burkhardt was
part of an escort mission when the vehicle he was in hit a curb along
the road and rolled over.
Travis Lee Burkhardt joined the Army in 1995 to pursue an interest in law enforcement. “He wanted to be a policeman,” said Burkhardt’s father, David Burkhardt. “He had always been interested in law enforcement.” David Burkhardt said his son was a highly honored soldier who most recently received an Army award for saving a life in 2002.
Travis Lee Burkhardt joined the Army in 1995 to pursue an interest in law enforcement. “He wanted to be a policeman,” said Burkhardt’s father, David Burkhardt. “He had always been interested in law enforcement.” David Burkhardt said his son was a highly honored soldier who most recently received an Army award for saving a life in 2002.
“Travis was a patriotic man with a great sense of duty and compassion, and he was a very good father to his children,” he said.
Burkhardt is
survived by his wife, Rose; two children, Soliga, 3, and Christian, 1;
his parents, David Burkhardt of Edina, and Kathy Shipley of Kahoka,
Mo.; one brother, Justin; and one sister, Alicia Burkhardt of Edina and
Kahoka.
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