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Family: U.S. Army officer dies in Afghanistan during Skype chat with wife
May 04, 2012
May 04, 2012
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said in a prepared statement. "At the time of the incident, the family was hoping for a rescue and miracle, but later learned that it was not to be.
Clark, an Army chief nurse, was assigned to the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso and deployed in March.
Taber-Thomas said the soldier's body was returned Thursday to Dover Air Force Base.
"Although the circumstances were unimaginable, Bruce's wife and extended family will be forever thankful that he and his wife were together in his last moments," he said.
A funeral is planned in Spencerport, N.Y., a suburb of
said in a prepared statement. "At the time of the incident, the family was hoping for a rescue and miracle, but later learned that it was not to be.
Clark, an Army chief nurse, was assigned to the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso and deployed in March.
Taber-Thomas said the soldier's body was returned Thursday to Dover Air Force Base.
"Although the circumstances were unimaginable, Bruce's wife and extended family will be forever thankful that he and his wife were together in his last moments," he said.
A funeral is planned in Spencerport, N.Y., a suburb of
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