On 5 April the return of Phillip Myers became the first return of a US serviceman 's remains to receive media coverage since the instatement of the original ban in 1991 .
Phillip Myers is an Air Force Staff Sergeant killed in Afghanistan the day before .
On 5 April the return of Phillip Myers , an Air Force Staff Sergeant killed in Afghanistan the day before , became the first return of a US serviceman 's remains to receive media coverage since the instatement of the original ban in 1991 .