Tobias C. Meister
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Age: 30
From: Jenks, Okla.
Assigned to the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserve, San Antonio
Incident: Army 1st Sgt. Tobias C. Meister was killed Dec. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations south of Asadabad, Afghanistan.
Died: December 28, 2005
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Family, friends remember Okla. soldier killed in Afghanistan
JENKS, Okla. — Friends and family members of a 30-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan gathered Friday to share their memories and pay their respects.
Pastor Eddie Stephens told more than 500 people who attended the funeral of 1st Sgt. Tobias C. Meister that they should share their stories with the fallen soldier’s young son when he is old enough to understand them.
He said 18-month-old Will Meister — called “Little Buddy” by his father — will need such reminders of his father’s legacy.
“We are all better because we encountered him,” Stephens said.
Meister was remembered as a courageous man driven by his faith and love of his family and country. He died Dec. 28 when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee south of Asadabad, Afghanistan.
“Toby was a soldier,” Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Altshuler said. “He also was a...