Bruce Bennett Gorham Clarke
| Bruce B.G. Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 26, 1943 Fort Benning, Georgia |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1965–95 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held |
2nd Brigade 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Vietnam War Gulf War |
| Awards |
Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal (4) Bronze Star Medal (V, 2) Army Commendation Medal (V, 2) Gallantry Cross (Vietnam) |
| Relations | Arthur F. Gorham (father) |
Bruce Bennett Gorham Clarke (born January 26, 1943) is a former United States Army officer. Clarke is currently president of Bruce Clarke Consultants, Inc., a defense consulting firm. He is widely published on military and national security affairs, including in his book Expendable Warriors (2007) and in a regular column for the Examiner.
Clarke was born in Fort Benning, Georgia to Arthur F. Gorham and Corrine "Colonel" Bennett Gorham (later Clarke). After Gorham was killed leading paratroopers from the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment during Operation Husky, the allied invasion of Sicily during World War II, Clarke's mother married Edwin R. Clarke, who adopted Clarke. Clarke's siblings are Dr. Richard Clarke and Cindy Clarke Carnahan.
Clarke married his wife Sue in 1969 after the two had met on a blind date during a golf tournament upon his return from Vietnam. While a graduate student at UCLA, the Clarkes appeared on the Newlywed Game winning a bedroom set. The Clarkes have three children, a daughter and two sons, and three grandsons and a new grand daughter.
Clarke attended public schools in Wichita, Kansas before winning a scholarship to Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts. Excelling both as a student and as an athlete, Clarke was accepted to both Stanford and Harvard but, to the surprise of many of his Ivy League-bound classmates, elected to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
In 1961, Clarke joined the Class of 1965 at West Point. While at West Point, Clarke was known for overloading on political science courses. He graduated third in his class in military history. Upon graduation in June 1965, Clarke received a commission as a second lieutenant in the cavalry.
Clarke holds a master of arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the National War College. Clarke was a member of MIT's Center for International Studies' Seminar II.
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