Michael Burghardt

Michael Burghardt
Nickname	"Iron Mike"
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Rank	Master Sergeant
Awards	Bronze Star (Second Award) Purple Heart Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Combat Action Ribbon

Master Sergeant Michael Burghardt is a retired United States Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technician.

A native of Fountain Valley, California, Michael Burghardt was born in 1970. His father, Josef Burghardt, served three combat tours in Vietnam, earning three Bronze Stars for bravery and three Purple Hearts for wounds received in action.^[1]

MSgt Burghardt came to prominence in 2005 when the Omaha World-Herald published a photograph of him in Ramadi, Iraq making a defiant gesture.^[2] On September 19, 2005, Burghardt was injured by an improvised explosive device near Ramadi. He refused to be carried away on a stretcher and instead walked under his own power to the waiting medevac. MSgt Burghardt was a Gunnery Sergeant at the time of the photograph.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Marine Corps portal

References

1. ^ (English) Simonsen, Robert (2008). Marines Dodging Death. McFarland. ISBN 0786438215. 
2. ^ C. David Kotok (September 24, 2005). "Injured Marine defies attackers". Omaha World-Herald: p. A1. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20080125033628/http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=2023748. Retrieved 2006-12-13. 

Further reading

• Simonsen, Robert (2008). Marines Dodging Death. McFarland. ISBN 0786438215. 

External links

• Monte Morin (January 15, 2006). "Marine bomb expert shaken but not deterred by IED, Photo taken after blast has become symbol of resolve". Stars and Stripes. http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=33481&archive=true. Retrieved 2006-12-13. 

• "Michael Burghardt". Snopes.com. January 31, 2006. http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/burghardt.asp. Retrieved 2006-12-13. 

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