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Clark of Bolton, Connecticut, served for 22 years on active duty and as a reservist and had deployed four times to Iraq and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Afghanistan<\/a>, the U.S. Army Reserve said in a statement. It said Clark died and nine other soldiers were injured Wednesday when lightning struck the group during a training exercise at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/05\/02\/a-new-battle-campaign-museum-fights-to-stay-at-fort-gordon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Gordon<\/a> in Augusta, Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark was rushed to the Army post\u2019s hospital along with the injured soldiers. 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