Today our walk was dedicated in honor of:
Army SSG Bryan A. Burgess, Age 29 of Cleburne, TX.
KIA Mar. 29, 2011
SSG Burgess was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky
Nine years after he first enlisted, Bryan Burgess was making the Army his career.
The Cleburne, Texas, native had been deployed twice to Iraq and had less than a month left before his deployment to Afghanistan was set to end.
The 29-year-old died March 29 in Konar province. Another soldier also died in the attack.
His mother told officials at the Cleburne Independent School District that her son was killed during what appeared to be an ambush.
Burgess graduated from Cleburne High School in 1999, where he was a standout athlete who played soccer, baseball and football, and ran track.
“He was a sweet guy,” classmate Hillary Cochran told the school district for an article. “He always had a smile on his face. He was always friendly.”
Burgess was also an active member of Granbury Street Church of Christ.
He’s survived by a wife and two daughters. Burgess was assigned to Fort Campbell.
It was an honor to walk 10.48 Miles with Army SSG Bryan A. Burgess. Our first stop was at the 9/11 Memorial. We then walked in the Obed River Park. It was a cold but sunny walk. The birds were singing and the sun was shining. We then worked our way over to the Centennial Park. We enjoyed watching the guesse and then we headed towards town. Our next stop was the Veterans Memorial Park where we read several of the names of our Fallen Brothers on the Memorial Wall. We then headed back north and headed back to the house. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping me honor this hero. We had 375 honks today. It was amazing. Thank you.
Army SSG Bryan A. Burgess will not be forgotten !
