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.