Army Staff Sgt. Michael D. Burke has graduated from Troy University, Ala., with an associate degree in general education with a concentration in business as a participant in the GoArmyEd Program.
Soldiers pursuing a college degree can register for Army tuition assistance via the GoArmyEd website. The website allows active duty soldiers to apply for and receive tuition assistance for regular classroom, distance learning, or classes held at Army installations.
Burke is an Ranger instructor assigned to the 4th Ranger Training Battalion at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The staff sergeant has served in the military for with eight years.
He is the son of Marsha Fedele of Mildred Ave., Syracuse, N.Y., and Richard Burke of Sixty Road, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
The sergeant graduated in 1996 from East Syracuse-Minoa High School, Fremont, N.Y.
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