Chazray C. Clark

A LIFE REMEMBERED

We speak the name.

Army Spc. Chazray C. Clark died Sept. 18 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. &lsquoHe was a proud soldier&rsquo The Associated Press ECORSE, Mich. &mdash An Ecorse native killed in Afghanistan was proud to serve his country, his widow said. Spc. Chazray C. Clark, 24, a combat engineer, was home on leave about two weeks before he was killed Sept. 18 by an explosive device in Kandahar province, Christina Clark told WJBK-TV. &ldquoI know he&rsquos with God and that he died for his country, and he was a proud soldier,&rdquo she said. &ldquoHe loved what he did. He was brave enough to go over there and fight for our country ... and he died for that.&rdquo Chazray Clark was with his unit when it was attacked by insurgents. He was part of 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kan. Clark joined the Army in September 2009 and began his first deployment to Afghanistan in February 2011. &ldquoHe stood firm in what he wanted to do, and I stood firm behind him,&rdquo Clark&rsquos mother, Keyko Clark, told the television station. &ldquoThese are the consequences that we have to deal with. &ldquoHe wanted to make sure that I was going to be strong enough to deal with it if this happened. Who&rsquos not going to grieve being a mom losing a kid? But I reassured him it will be OK. I will be OK.&rdquo In addition to his wife and mother, Clark is survived by a father, sister, three brothers and a stepson.