24-year-old USAF Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler, from Westminster, Maryland was one of three Air Force servicemen killed in action on 5th January 2012 when their vehicle struck an insurgent bomb in Shir Ghazi, Helmand.
Afc Seidler was serving with the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
Also killed were: Senior Airman Bryan Bell and Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz.
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