Clark, Todd John
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Verified U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Todd John Clark, 40, of Evans Mills, New York, was killed in a hostile incident in Sharana, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2013.
Their Story
Lieutenant Colonel Todd John Clark was a 40-year-old officer from Evans Mills, New York. He served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York. The 10th Mountain Division is a light infantry unit with a long history of deployments to Afghanistan.
Clark died on June 8, 2013, in Sharana, the capital of Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident. No further specific details regarding the nature of the attack were publicly released by the military.
Clark was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2013, the mission involved a combination of combat operations against insurgent forces and the training of Afghan National Security Forces as part of a planned transition.
The U.S. Army confirmed Clark's death in a press release. He was one of four U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan during the first week of June 2013, a period that brought the total American death toll in the conflict to over 2,100. His remains were returned to the United States.
Lieutenant Colonel Clark was one of 2,356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom. His name is recorded on memorials honoring those killed in the Afghanistan war, including the Afghanistan War Memorial at Fort Drum.
Explore Further
LTC Todd Clark was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
