Myers was a member of an engineering unit based in Britain. He died over the weekend in a roadside bomb in Southern Afghanistan.
In February, President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates overturned the policy agreeing to allow reporters to cover the remains of American troops being returned home, as long as families allow it.
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