Body of soldier who died during Skype chat comes home
USA Today
By Sean Dobbin
Rochester (N.Y.)
Democrat and Chronicle
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The body of a soldier from New York who died in Afghanistan after collapsing during a Skype video chat with his wife was greeted on the tarmac of Greater Rochester International Airport on Saturday by scores of people, many of whom waved flags or saluted as his hearse rolled past.
Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark, 43, was an Army nurse from Spencerport who had attended The College at Brockport.
"He really was one of the best students I ever taught," said Margie Lovett-Scott, one of his nursing professors. "The younger students always migrated toward Bruce. He was a natural leader, a student leader right from the start. If I was not available, they went to Bruce."
But just as striking were the number of attendees who had never met him. About 200 members of the Patriot Guard Riders were present, as were dozens more who were drawn to attendance by the tragic circumstances surrounding Clark's death.
"My niece has been deployed a few times, and I can't imagine that happening while I'm talking to her," said Kathy Barnard of nearby Greece. "I just feel so bad for his wife and the kids. It just gives me goosebumps. I can't imagine it."
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