Name: Army Staff Sgt. Daniel D. Merriweather
Age: 25 From: Collierville, TN Assigned to the 118th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Daniel D. Merriweather
died Jan. 13 at Combat Outpost McClain, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pfc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt. Died: January 13, 2010
DoD: Memphis soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Department of Defense says a Memphis soldier was killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb.
Family members told The Commercial Appeal 25-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Dewayne Merriweather was killed Jan. 13 when the Humvee he was driving triggered the bomb.
He was assigned to the 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., where he lived with his wife, Rachelle.
Merriweather’s sister, 27-year-old Adrienne Winton, told the paper her brother left behind two sons, 3-year-old Kale Rausch and 3-month-old Daniel Merriweather Jr.
Merriweather last saw his family in October when he returned to Memphis for two weeks for the birth of his second child.
“He was a very loving, caring person,” Winton said. “He cared about his family. He would always call me and tell me what was...
Prayers & Condolences For: Daniel D. Merriweather BY Anonymous on Jan 18, 2014
Daniel you never met me but I have heard so much about you from a fellow soldier! You will be missed but never forgotten you will live on in our song my brother in arms!
Prayers & Condolences For: Daniel D. Merriweather BY Anonymous on Apr 06, 2010
I LOVE MY BIG CUZN 5O MUCH!!!!! DANIEL WE MI55 U 5O MUCH!!!!
Prayers & Condolences For: Daniel D. Merriweather BY John on Feb 01, 2010
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.