The fourth and final missing U.S. soldier whose armored vehicle sank in a swamp in Lithuania last week was found deceased Tuesday, military officials say.
The Army released the identities of the three soldiers recovered Monday: Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, of Glendale, California; and Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, of Dededo,
Three of the U.S. Army soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have been found dead in their armored vehicle that was pulled from a swampy area.
The bodies of three U.S. Army soldiers have been found nearly a week after they went missing in Lithuania during a training exercise, officials said.
Three of the four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a training mission were found dead on Monday, but the search is ongoing for the fourth soldier.
Three U.S. soldiers were declared deceased Monday after crews in Lithuania retrieved the armored recovery vehicle they were traveling in, which sank in a swamp last week.
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Remains of the fourth US soldier killed during a training exercise in Lithuania last week has been recovered, according to reports. The still unnamed soldier’s body was found near the Pabradė — not far from the Belarus border — after a weeklong operation that combed through thick forest and swampland, NBC News reported.
The body of a fourth U.S. Army soldiers have been found nearly a week after they went missing in Lithuania during a training exercise, officials said