Marine Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, 21, of Erie, N.Y.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in action near Nasiriyah March 23. He was listed as missing (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown – DUSTWUN) until April 13, when the Defense Department announced his remains had been identified.
Killed: March 23, 2003