The U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in a statement, “Three U.S. Army soldiers assigned the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division were found dead in Lithuania today, March 31. The soldiers, whose identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin, went missing in the early morning hours of March 25 in their M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle while conducting a mission to repair and tow an immobilized tactical vehicle.”

Search and recovery efforts are still ongoing for a fourth soldier that has also been missing.

Major General Christopher Norrie said, “The soldiers we have lost in this tragedy were not just soldiers – they were part of our family…But the search isn’t finished until everyone is home. Words cannot express our gratitude to those still working around the clock during these extensive search and recovery efforts and your unwavering commitment not to rest until all are found.”

By - FZ