▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁amb assador ▁for ▁the ▁Army . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁the ▁Walter ▁Re ed ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Center ▁and ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁Army ▁at ▁events ▁such ▁as : ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁National ▁Convention , ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Wars ▁National ▁Convention , ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁football ▁game . ▁He ▁also ▁joined ▁com ed ian , ▁now ▁Senator , ▁Al ▁Fran ken ▁on ▁a ▁US O ▁tour ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Medical ▁Command ▁Non comm ission ed ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Serge ant ▁and ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Fort ▁Sam ▁Houston . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁Burn ham ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁N CO ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps . ▁Represent ing ▁M ED COM , ▁he ▁competed ▁against ▁N CO s ▁from ▁all ▁ 1 3 ▁major ▁commands ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Best ▁War rior ▁Compet ition , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁duplicate ▁his ▁victory ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Phys ician ▁Ass istant ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁results ▁from ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁after ▁comple ting ▁pr ere