The U.S. Army has released…

The U.S. Army has released the identities of 3 out of the 4 Soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (1ABCT), 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Stewart, Georgia, that were killed last week when their M88A2 “Hercules” Armored-Recovery Vehicle (ARV) sunk over 16ft into a swamp during a training exercise in eastern Lithuania. They have been identified as Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr., aged 25 from Joliet, Illinois; Sergeant Edvin F. Franco, aged 25 from Glendale, California; and Private First Class Dante D. Taitano, aged 21 from Dededo, Guam; all served as M1 Abrams Tank System Maintainers (91A) in the 7th Cavalry Regiment. The body of the fourth soldier was found and recovered this morning, and is expected to be identified as soon as next-of-kin is notified.



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