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A Dignified Departure Ceremony was held today in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, for the 4 U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (1ABCT), 3rd Infantry Division, who were killed last week in a training accident in Pabradė, Lithuania. The ceremony was attended by U.S. and NATO military personnel as well as thousands of Lithuanian citizens, servicemembers, first responders, and rescue workers who lined the streets of Vilnius to honor the soldiers, as they prepare for their journey back to the United States.

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War Monitor 9mo ago

All four of the American Soldiers killed as a result of last week’s incident involving a M88A2 “Hercules” Armored-Recovery Vehicle (ARV) during a training exercise in eastern Lithuania, have now been identified by the U.S. Army:

- Staff Sergeant Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28 from Battle Creek, Michigan.

- Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr., 25 from Joliet, Illinois.

- Staff Sergeant Edvin F. Franco, 25 from Glendale, California.

- Private First Class Dante D. Taitano, 21 from Dededo, Guam.

The 4 Soldiers were attached to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (1ABCT), 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart near Savannah, Georgia. Knutson-Collins, Duenez, and Franco were posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant.