{"id":2418674,"date":"2025-04-01T20:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T00:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/final-soldiers-body-recovered-in-lithuania-after-military-tragedy-us-army\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T20:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T00:17:02","slug":"final-soldiers-body-recovered-in-lithuania-after-military-tragedy-us-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/final-soldiers-body-recovered-in-lithuania-after-military-tragedy-us-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Soldier\u2019s Body Recovered in Lithuania After Military Tragedy: US Army"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffinal-soldiers-body-recovered-in-lithuania-after-military-tragedy-us-army%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on the tragic discovery of the bodies of four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a training exercise in Lithuania. The soldiers, part of an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle crew, are believed to have drowned after their vehicle became stuck in a peat bog. Their bodies were located over a week after they vanished, with the last soldier found a day after the others. The Army is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. The soldiers were deployed to assist with repairs during training exercises when the accident occurred. Military leaders expressed condolences and gratitude for the efforts of their allies in recovering the soldiers&#8217; bodies, emphasizing the dangers faced by military personnel.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The body of a fourth U.S. Army soldier was found in Lithuania Tuesday, a week after he and his crew mates went missing during a training exercise.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery came a day after the bodies of three other soldiers who were members of an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle crew were located in a forest near the city of Pabrade, close to the Lithuanian border with Russian ally Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>All four men are believed to have drowned in the peat bog in which their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">armored vehicle<\/a> got stuck, but the cause of the accident remains under investigation, the Army said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeafrica.army.mil\/ArticleViewPressRelease\/Article\/4140714\/press-release-fourth-us-soldier-found-deceased\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>M88A2s weigh about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baesystems.com\/en-us\/product\/m88a2-hercules-recovery-vehicle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">70 tons<\/a> and are used to tow tanks and other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">disabled armored vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The crew had been deployed to repair and tow an immobilized vehicle in the early hours of March 25 when they went missing, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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she said. &ldquo;God bless them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128249; WH confirms fourth US soldier found dead during military drills in Lithuania <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PAfJwHa6gX\">pic.twitter.com\/PAfJwHa6gX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sputnik (@SputnikInt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SputnikInt\/status\/1907109712434258251?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The deceased soldiers were all part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart in Georgia, but on a deployment in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clywzp35rn4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> reported that it took two M88A2s, plus bulldozers, to drag their sunken vehicle out of the swamp on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After several days, the M88 Hercules recovery vehicle, which was submerged in a swamp in Lithuania, was finally retrieved. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-people-hospitalized-after-shania-twains-tour-bus-is-involved-in-rollover-crash\/\" title=\"Multiple People Hospitalized After Shania Twain&#039;s Tour Bus Is Involved in Rollover Crash\">accident occurred due<\/a> to a terrain miscalculation during the exercises. Sadly, the four-member crew did not survive, as they were unable to escape the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RRzsvWvhyw\">pic.twitter.com\/RRzsvWvhyw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; $COLON (@GoBasedColon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoBasedColon\/status\/1907000938142867531?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This past week has been devastating. Today our hearts bear the weight of an unbearable pain with the loss of our final Dogface Soldier,&rdquo; Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Though we have received some closure, the world is darker without them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The fourth U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division&#8239;was found deceased near Pabrad&#279;, Lithuania the afternoon of April 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bzl1igHWMQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bzl1igHWMQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zy8FhLj1Rp\">pic.twitter.com\/Zy8FhLj1Rp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 3rd Infantry Division (@3rd_Infantry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3rd_Infantry\/status\/1907109827974705221?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gen. Christopher Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, stated, &ldquo;First and foremost, we offer condolences to the loved ones of our Soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say enough about the support our Lithuanian Allies have provided us,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;We have leaned on them, and they, alongside our Polish and Estonian Allies &mdash; and our own Sailors, Airmen and experts from the Corps of Engineers &mdash; have enabled us to find and bring home our Soldiers. This is a tragic event, but it reinforces what it means to have Allies and friends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mourners gathered at the US Embassy in Lithuania on April 1 to honor four American soldiers who died after their M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle became submerged in a peat bog during a training exercise. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PUFuFoXtji\">pic.twitter.com\/PUFuFoXtji<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty (@RFERL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RFERL\/status\/1907156724080853472?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, V Corps commanding general, added, &ldquo;It has been truly amazing and very humbling to watch the incredible recovery team from different commands, countries and continents come together and give everything to recover our Soldiers. Thank you, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, the U.S. Navy and the Army Corps of Engineers. We are forever grateful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/01\/us-news\/body-of-fourth-us-soldier-who-vanished-in-lithuania-during-training-exercise-recovered-after-extensive-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported that about 16,000 American soldiers have been training in the Baltic border region, clearly to send a message to Russia that the U.S. will stand by its NATO allies.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased soldiers&rsquo; names were being withheld until family members were notified.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This finding occurred just a day after three other soldiers from the same M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle crew were found in a forest near Pabrade, close to the Belarus border. It is believed that all four men drowned in the peat bog where their vehicle became stuck, although the exact cause of the incident is still under investigation, according to an Army news release. The M88A2 vehicles weigh around 70 tons and are designed to tow tanks and other disabled armored units. 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