Army Spc. Tyler R. Seideman

Died August 22, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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20, 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.

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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. Seideman, 20, 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.

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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 Frye, 19, 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 Bolivear, 21, 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.