Mourners Honor US Soldiers Who Died In Lithuania Training Exercise

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. The military announced on March 31 that they found three victims inside the vehicle after an intensive six-day search by US, Lithuanian, Polish, and Estonian rescue teams. A fourth soldier was found the next day.