Arkansas Ties ... A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, and a Whole Lot of Arkansas

Arkansas Fallen Heroes Memorial by Rob Hopper 99 CR 7750 Wynne, Ar. 72396 870-238-1023 or 870208-7909 This memorial was photographed on display at the Maumelle War Memorial.   Phillip N. Sayles Army Spc. Phillip N. Sayles 26, of Jacksonville, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his security position in Mosul, Iraq. Tyler R. Seideman Army Spc. Tyler R. Seideman 20, of Lincoln, Ark.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died August 22, 2007 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 Spc. Jessy G. Pollard. John T. Self Air Force Staff Sgt. John T. Self 29, of Pontotoc, Miss.; assigned to the 314th Security Forces Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.; died May 14, 2007 as result of enemy action near Baghdad. Jeffrey P. Shaffer Alan W. Shaw Army Staff Sgt. Alan W. Shaw 31, of Little Rock, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died February 9, 2007 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an explosion during breaching operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Eric Ross and Spc. Leeroy A. Camacho. Erich S. Smallwood Army Spc. Erich S. Smallwood 23, of Trumann, Ark.; assigned to A Company, 875th Engineer Battalion of the Arkansas Army National Guard in Marked Tree, Ark.; died May 26, 2007 near Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Brandon C. Smith Marine Pfc. Brandon C. Smith 20, of Washington, Ark.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed in action March 18 in Qaim, Iraq. Michael A. Smith Army Sgt. Michael A. Smith 24, of Camden, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard, Texarkana, Ark.; died Nov. 26 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained Nov. 7 when he was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad. Jeremy L. Stacey Army Cpl. Jeremy L. Stacey 23, of Bismarck, Ark.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died July 5, 2007 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Military Memorials | Arkansas Fallen Heroes