MAJ Mark Edwin Rosenberg

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MAJ Mark Edwin Rosenberg

Birth
Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, USA
Death
8 Apr 2008 (aged 32)
Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Burial
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
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Major Rosenberg, from Miami Lakes, Florida. He was born in Hollywood and grew up in Miramar and North Miami-Dade. Growing up, he would run around his family's South Florida home in military fatigues. He graduated from American High School in Miami-Dade and graduated in 1996 from the New Mexico Military Institute, in Roswell, New Mexico. It was there that he met his wife, Julie, whom he married in 1999. He entered the Army in 1996, following in the footsteps of his father, Burton Rosenberg, a warrant officer. In the late '90s, he finished school at Florida International University. He was stationed in Korea from 2001 to 2002 and returned to Miami briefly before moving to Oklahoma. He loved scuba diving, playing Wii with his family and tinkering with things around the house. He was currently assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Major Rosenberg began his second tour of duty in Iraq in late November 2007, and he was killed when the The Humvee he was riding in hit an improvised explosive device. His military awards include the Army Commendation medal, the Good Conduct medal, the National Defense Service medal, the Global War on Terror Service medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal, the Army Service ribbon, the Overseas Service ribbon, the Korean Defense Service medal and the Humanitarian Service ribbon. He is survived by his wife; two sons; his father, Burton Rosenberg, his mother, Sheila Buckland, stepfather Peter Buckland, a sister, Lori Sousa; and his brother Neil Buckland.
Major Rosenberg, from Miami Lakes, Florida. He was born in Hollywood and grew up in Miramar and North Miami-Dade. Growing up, he would run around his family's South Florida home in military fatigues. He graduated from American High School in Miami-Dade and graduated in 1996 from the New Mexico Military Institute, in Roswell, New Mexico. It was there that he met his wife, Julie, whom he married in 1999. He entered the Army in 1996, following in the footsteps of his father, Burton Rosenberg, a warrant officer. In the late '90s, he finished school at Florida International University. He was stationed in Korea from 2001 to 2002 and returned to Miami briefly before moving to Oklahoma. He loved scuba diving, playing Wii with his family and tinkering with things around the house. He was currently assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Major Rosenberg began his second tour of duty in Iraq in late November 2007, and he was killed when the The Humvee he was riding in hit an improvised explosive device. His military awards include the Army Commendation medal, the Good Conduct medal, the National Defense Service medal, the Global War on Terror Service medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal, the Army Service ribbon, the Overseas Service ribbon, the Korean Defense Service medal and the Humanitarian Service ribbon. He is survived by his wife; two sons; his father, Burton Rosenberg, his mother, Sheila Buckland, stepfather Peter Buckland, a sister, Lori Sousa; and his brother Neil Buckland.