Army Capt. Bruce Clark (43) collapsed and died in Afghanistan while video chatting to his wife

[Olivia]

http://mydeathspace.com/article/2012...ng_to_his_wife

THE wife of a US Army nurse in Afghanistan who saw her husband die while chatting with him on Skype said she saw a bullet hole behind him when he died.
Captain Bruce Kevin Clark died on April 30 while talking to his wife, Susan Orellana-Clark, during one of the couple's regular online video chats.

Army officials have not yet released the cause of the 43-year-old's death, but said it was not "a result of hostile action".

Ms Orellana-Clark said there was "no sign that Captain Clark was in any discomfort nor did he indicate any alarm" during their conversation, the El Paso Times reported.

"Then Cpt Clark was suddenly knocked forward."

"The closet behind him had a bullet hole in it."

She said other people at her Beaumont, Texas home, including a member of the military, "also saw the hole and agreed it was a bullet hole".

Cpt Clark, a father of two from Spencerport, New York, was deployed to Afghanistan in March with the A Company, Troop Command, based in Beaumont.
The US Army is investigating the circumstances of his death.

His wife said she issued her statement about the bullet hole to "dispel the inaccurate information and supposition promulgated by other parties", according to the El Paso Times.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/wife-of...#ixzz1u9bCfPha

[g r ee n ey e s]

So it was friendly fire that killed him?? wtf..

[poppy213]

Capt. Bruce Clark, 43, was Skyping with his wife from Tarin Kowt Afghanistan, about 85 miles north of Kandahar, April 30, during one of their scheduled calls when he pitched forward unresponsive.

More than 7,000 miles away in their El Paso home, his wife Susan frantically reached out to Tarin Kowt emergency base services, but it took a full two hours before anyone came to her husband's aid and by the time they arrived, he was pronounced dead.

Susan originally said only that her husband showed no alarm or discomfort, and she was awaiting the military's decision on the cause of death.

But when the Army came out ruling Clark died from natural causes, Susan decided it was time to speak up about what she believes she saw.

In a statement released by the family, Susan describes what she witnessed in the moments leading up to her husband's death, and in the two hours their Skype chat remained running.

Via Military Times:

“Clark was suddenly knocked forward,” the statement said. “The closet behind him had a bullet hole in it. The other individuals, including a member of the military, who rushed to the home of CPT Clark’s wife also saw the hole and agreed it was a bullet hole.”

“After two hours and many frantic phone calls by Mrs. Clark, two military personnel arrived in the room and appeared to check his pulse, but provided no details about his condition to his wife,” the statement said.

Susan says she released the information to “to honor my husband and dispel the inaccurate information and supposition promulgated by other parties.”

The military says it took so long for help to arrive because Susan's calls were routed through several stateside commands before reaching Afghanistan.

Officials familiar with the case also announced that while Clark's death was ruled non-suicide and non-combat related, cause of death will not officially be announced until toxicology and an autopsy have been concluded.

Clark joined the Army in 2006 after earning his nursing degree from SUNY Brockport. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

By all accounts he was a good guy, a solid soldier, and will be sorely missed by his command and his family.

09:30 May 7: The Army officially announced it found no bullet wound on Capt. Clark's body. While looking for that announcement on Twitter, I noticed speculation over Clark's death is running wild, with some people claiming he was killed by a sniper.

Regardless of the military findings it looks like rumor could follow this story for some time

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/myste...#ixzz1uBwQN4BP

[emmieslost]

having skyped with the other side of the planet, i have a hard time with the bullet hole thing just because it would be very difficult to tell it was in fact a bullethole and not something else. not that i think she is wrong, but its a weak case.

[mialynneb]

Maybe an aneurysm or heart attack? I mean, if they're speculating on a bullet hole being found behind him, wouldn't there be blood? I'm not a bullet expert but if she believes a bullet came out, there might have been spatter or something. Yikes. Either way, awful for anyone to have to witness and then feel totally helpless.

[Chauncy]

Maybe an aneurysm or heart attack? I mean, if they're speculating on a bullet hole being found behind him, wouldn't there be blood? I'm not a bullet expert but if she believes a bullet came out, there might have been spatter or something. Yikes. Either way, awful for anyone to have to witness and then feel totally helpless.

Depends on the sniper gun and the sniper skill.

[puzzld]

Every time I see the title of this thread I imagine hubby thrashing on the floor while wife chats with her bff. JUST A DAMN MINUTE! I'll call 911. You are such a baby.

I know that's not what it's saying but...

[Peavey]

This man was a person from our local community. It's been a pretty big deal here in the papers.

[Olivia]

Bumping this because somebody submitted his memorial FB and I made an article. I couldn't find any updates on his cause of death.

[g r ee n ey e s]

I think there was actually more to this thread that might have been lost in a crash. I remember something about the army denying some things?

[Catfish]

Hmm I'm interested to hear more on this.