Parents ask why he wasn't airlifted to another facility Sgt. John F. Burner III, 32, died Thursday in Iraq while awaiting treatment for a respiratory illness as he traveled to join his battalion. "You're trained in trauma, but you're not trained for the common cold, or flu, or H1N1," said the sergeant's father, John Burner, 56, referring to soldiers' medical training.

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