Weikert, Matthew Ward
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Verified SSG Weikert, Matthew Ward, age 29, of JACKSONVILLE, IL ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 187TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ? died on July 17, 2010 in FOB ORGUN-E, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 187TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CAMPBELL, KY ? serving as SSG, Weikert, Matthew Ward was 29 and came from JACKSONVILLE, IL.
July 17, 2010 ? Weikert, Matthew Ward died in FOB ORGUN-E, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2010.
Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
The members of COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 187TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Weikert, Matthew Ward was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
