Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 17 July, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment
Hometown:Jacksonville, Ill.
Sgt. Matthew W. Weikert, 29, of Jacksonville, Ill., died July 17 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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