Facts:   - units: 9th cavalry regiment    - placeofburial label: place of burial    - battles: indian wars    - death date: 01 november 1908    - allegiance: united states of america    - rank: first -rrb- lieutenant -lrb- army -rrb- colonel -lrb- national guard    - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery      - awards: medal of honor    - birth date: 23 april 1858    - serviceyears: 1880 & ndash ; 1905 -lrb- national guard -rrb- & ndash ; 1891 -lrb- army -rrb- 1892    - name: george ritter burnett    - branch: united states army iowa national guard    - death place: lincoln , nebraska    - birth place: lower providence township , pennsylvania   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george ritter burnett .
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george ritter burnett -lrb- april 23 , 1858 -- november 1 , 1908 -rrb- was a united states army officer who received the u.s. military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor .