Matthew W. Weikert, age 29, from Jacksonville, Illinois, Morgan county.
Parents: Richard Weikert and Susan B. Weikert
Children: Jayse Schaecher Weikert, 10
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Jacksonville High (2000)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Saturday, July 17, 2010
Death details: Died in Paktika Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, State Journal Register, Journal Courier, Military Times