Funeral Set For Plainfield Soldier
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (STMW) - Funeral arrangements have been announced for U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew N. Meari, who was killed Monday in Afghanistan.
Meari, 21, of Plainfield, was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense announced.
Meari is the son of Denise Meehan of Plainfield and Mahmoud Meari of Grafton, Wis. Meari attended Plainfield South High School and Drauden Point Middle School, said his uncle, Todd Williams of Chicago, a family spokesman.
On Friday, Williams announced funeral arrangements. The soldier's body will arrive Tuesday at Midway International Airport in Chicago.
Visitation is noon and 9 p.m. Wednesday at Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black Road in Joliet.
The funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The funeral service, with military honors, will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road in Elwood.
