Sgt. Burke (USMC) spoke to more than 700 people who gathered for the annual observation of Memorial Day in Dorchester. Burke survived a life-threatening wound sustained during a tour of duty in Iraw in 2006 and today serves as a Boston Police officer. Shown at left are (l-r) City Councillors John Connolly and Felix Arroyo and State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry.