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Army officer dies while Skyping with wife
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Widow claims she saw bullet hole in closet behind him while medical center says death came from natural causes
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- Date May 7, 2012
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Love being in the military and Tim Russert in this country.
He was absolutely.
Willing to make -- sacrifice.
And it's just horrible -- this is a sacrifice he is making.
We're gonna.
Tied to -- here my sister my -- believe it happened to Tiki here we hear a lot to take care.
Last Monday her brother in law 43 year old captain Bruce Kevin Clark an army -- serving in Afghanistan.
With -- with his wife back home in the states when either collapse.
Was killed -- committed suicide.
Welcome to the program everybody amber all the Rivera and since the war on terror began eleven years ago.
We have seen an impressive effort to connect our troops abroad with their families back home.
But never has the result in its power client as here a sold -- dropping dead with his wife watching on the other end of the -- line.
And now there's word that -- think -- widow Susan saw a bullet hole in the closet behind the captain.
After he suddenly fell face down during their chat.
The link then stayed open for about two hours until military personnel arrived and appear to check the dead man's pulse.
But how did he die what killed him.
That's what makes this case so weird.
-- -- Stanley says they are as baffled as the rest of us.
And they had not yet accepted the conclusion of a spokesman at the Beaumont Texas Army Medical Center where captain Clark was stationed.
Who said on Friday that the captain died.
From natural causes.
Natural causes.
But what about that bullet hole that everyone agrees they also -- in the closet door behind the -- His body is already been returned home to the states pending investigation.
Will be buried in upstate New York.
In addition to his wife captain Clark leaves behind two daughters ages three and --