Three of four US soldiers found dead in Lithuania identified as search ends

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00:00The last missing U.S. soldier in Lithuania has been found dead on Tuesday, bringing a

00:07week-long search to an end, according to U.S. Army officials.

00:12In Vilnius, a solidarity rally outside the U.S. embassy drew hundreds of people, including

00:19politicians, soldiers and civilians, to pay respects to the fallen servicemen.

00:25Meanwhile, the bodies of the three other missing soldiers have now been identified

00:30as Dante Taitano, 21, Edwin Franco and Jose Duenes, both 25.

00:37They were found on Monday after U.S., Polish and Lithuanian armed forces and authorities

00:43pulled their armoured vehicle out of a pit bog at a training ground in the town of Pabrade

00:49near the Belarus border.

00:52According to a top Lithuanian military official, the fourth soldier's body was found near the

00:57submerged vehicle using excavators.

01:00The recovery team faced the challenge of pulling out the 63-ton vehicle in unstable ground

01:07conditions.

01:09According to the Army, the soldiers were on a tactical training exercise when they and

01:13their vehicle were reported missing.

01:15The U.S. Army is investigating the cause of the accident.

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