Staff Sgt. Jerry Clark Burge Jr., 39, of Picayune, Miss. When he was in high school, Burge lived with his aunt and uncle in Carriere to finish high school after Burge's parents moved to Japan when he was 17. After high school he moved to Japan to be with his parents. Burge was a demolitions expert and engineer with his battalion. He had already received Purple Hearts for injuries he sustained in previous deployments. During one mission in Kosovo, Burge was investigating a bomb in a house when it exploded, damaging his eyesight, hearing and giving him a concussion. In his first mission in Baghdad, a rocket-propelled grenade blast injured his shoulder. He was 39.
Army
2nd Battalion,
8th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Army
2nd Battalion,
8th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Jerry Clark Burge Jr., 39, of Picayune, Miss. When he was in high school, Burge lived with his aunt and uncle in Carriere to finish high school after Burge's parents moved to Japan when he was 17. After high school he moved to Japan to be with his parents. Burge was a demolitions expert and engineer with his battalion. He had already received Purple Hearts for injuries he sustained in previous deployments. During one mission in Kosovo, Burge was investigating a bomb in a house when it exploded, damaging his eyesight, hearing and giving him a concussion. In his first mission in Baghdad, a rocket-propelled grenade blast injured his shoulder. He was 39.
Army
2nd Battalion,
8th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Army
2nd Battalion,
8th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Inscription
SSG - U S ARMY - IRAQ - BRONZE STAR MEDAL - PURPLE HEART
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