Army Spc. Tyler R. Seideman
Death: Aug 22, 2007
of Lincoln Ark.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division Schofield Barracks Hawaii; Died Aug. 22 in Multaka Iraq of injuries sustained when his helicopter crashed. Also killed were Capt. Corry P. Tyler Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul J. Flynn Sgt. Matthew L. Tallman Spc. Rickey L. Bell Capt. Derek A. Dobogai Staff Sgt. Jason L. Paton Sgt. Garrett I. McLead Cpl. Jeremy P. Bouffard Cpl. Phillip J. Brodnick Cpl. Joshua S. Harmon Cpl. Nathan C. Hubbard Spc. Michael A. Hook and Cpl. Jessy G. Pollard. Arkansas soldier among 14 dead in Iraq copter crash The Associated Press An Arkansas soldier was among the 14 dead from that Black Hawk helicopter crash in northern Iraq. Spc. Tyler R. Seideman20 of Lincoln was killed when the helicopter went down Aug. 23 due to apparent mechanical problems. No one aboard survived. Family friend Gail True told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Seideman had been in Iraq for about a year. She said Seideman graduated from Lincoln High School and attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville before enlisting in the Army. Seideman was the 50th Arkansas soldier to die in the Iraq war. Family friends remember soldier’s goodness The Associated Press LINCOLN Ark. — Family and friends remembered Spc. Tyler R. Seideman as a fun-loving caring person. The Lincoln High School graduate was only 20 years old when he was killed in the Aug. 22 crash of an Army Black Hawk helicopter in northern Iraq along with 13 other U.S. soldiers. Before his burial in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville hundreds gathered Sept. 1 at a high school auditorium to pay tribute to him. They sang religious songs. Some wept silently during a video that included family pictures. Marisa Frye19 remembered Seideman as playful. Others spoke of how much he enjoyed camping hiking canoeing swimming and jumping off bluffs. “He was always joking around always showing his biceps and teasing everybody” Frye said. Jeremy Bolivear21 said Seideman was a good friend. “He would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it” Bolivear said. “I knew that if I needed help I always would count on him.” The two shared games barbecues and spent many weekends together. “It’s hard to losing him” Bolivear said. Seideman graduated from Lincoln High School in 2004. He served in the Army’s 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division out of Schofield Barracks Hawaii. Since the war began 50 Arkansans have Died in Iraq; two have Died in Afghanistan. Operation Iraqi Freedom