Sgt. Carlton A. Clark
22 years old from South Royalton, Vermont
2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
August 06, 2006
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Sgt. Carlton Clark graduated from South Royalton High School in
2002. While in high school, he was co-captain of his soccer team and a
member of the track and field and basketball teams. He graduated from
basic combat training and advanced individual training in Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri. in 2002 and was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
as a combat engineer. He was air assault qualified and deployed during
the initial wave of Operation Iraqi Freedom for one year. He was
subsequently assigned to West Point to train cadets. He re-enlisted and
was deployed for a second tour of duty in Iraq. He earned a Purple
Heart, an Army Commendation Medal with Valor, a Bronze Star Medal and
was posthumously awarded a second Purple Heart.
Sgt. Clark was killed in action when an IED detonated near his
Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed in
the attack were Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale and Cpl. Jose Zamora.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that
others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am
proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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