Posted on 03/27/2025 12:35:07 PM PDT by McGruff
Rescuers in Lithuania were digging in a peat bog Thursday as they tried to recover the submerged vehicle of four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a training exercise earlier this week.
The M88 Hercules armored vehicle was found more than 16 feet under water Wednesday, a day after the soldiers went missing while training with Lithuanian armed forces and law enforcement.
The U.S. Army said in a statement Thursday that the “search and recovery” for the soldiers, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, was ongoing.
The recovery effort, which have been underway for the last 48 hours, has required specialized equipment to pump water and mud from the site and stabilize the soft ground of the surrounding area, which will allow it to support the heavy equipment needed to recover the vehicle.
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I knew a guy who was erecting a fence at a place where they did some design work on the M1 Abrams tank. He got his truck stuck.
The plant sent out a truck to pull him out. That also got stuck. The Abrams tank pulled them both out.
Sounds like Hurley Wisconsin area.
Before Las Vegas, there was Hurley Wisconsin. The only place that gave J Edgar Hoover the shakes.
Or little Bohemia.
Man..i forgot town names now.
Hayward, Hurley...
Al Capones brother had a place up there and died there...town name..
I saw an M88 burn out in VN after some dipsticks lit a smoke while dispensing gas oline from a fuel bladder. Original gas powered model not diesel as later ones.
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