quis ite ▁courses ▁at ▁San ▁Antonio ▁College , ▁Burn ham ▁attended ▁the ▁Inter service ▁Phys ician ▁Ass istant ▁Program ▁at ▁Fort ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁beginning ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁at ▁Tri pler ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Then ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁captain ' s ▁commission , ▁moving ▁to ▁Fort ▁Dr um ▁and ▁assuming ▁his ▁first ▁phys ician ▁assistant ▁role ▁with ▁ 1 st ▁Squadron , ▁ 8 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment , ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁Com bat ▁Team . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁ ▁Burn ham ' s ▁decor ations ▁and ▁bad ges ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Other ▁awards ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁E agle ▁Sc out ▁( Bo y ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America ) ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Sold ier ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ ▁American ▁Leg ion ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Military ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Service ▁award ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁while ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁Bel voir . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Command ▁N CO ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ ▁Serge ant ▁Aud ie ▁Mur phy ▁Award ▁ ▁D itch ▁Medicine ▁Award ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Line age ▁ ▁Burn ham ▁is ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Burn ham ▁( 1 6 1 7 – 1 6 8 8 ) ▁of ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁ancest or ▁of ▁a