Posted on 04/07/2025 7:56:01 AM PDT by Cronos
Thousands of Lithuanians paid tribute this week to four United States soldiers who died during a training exercise while serving in the Baltic nation. Crowds lined the streets of Vilnius as hearses carrying the bodies of the deceased soldiers made their way to the Lithuanian capital city’s main cathedral for a memorial service before being flown to the United States.
The US servicemen had gone missing a week earlier during training exercises at a Lithuanian military facility close to the border with Belarus. This led to the largest search operation in modern Lithuanian history through the surrounding area of forests and swamps, with military and civilian teams being joined by colleagues from Poland, Germany, and Estonia. Tragically, the four missing United States soldiers were eventually found submerged in a peat bog together with their vehicle.
Around one thousand US soldiers have been based at Camp Herkus in Lithuania since 2021. Their presence is part of NATO’s Operation Atlantic Resolve, which involves rotational deployments of troops from member states as part of the alliance’s deterrence strategy on its eastern flank.
The recent deaths of four US soldiers have shocked and saddened the Lithuanian public, underlining the bonds between the country and the United States. For days, the search operation for the missing soldiers gripped the nation of almost three million. “For us, it is more than a duty, it is an emotion. We have experienced trials in our history and therefore we understand well what loss is, what death is, what honorable duty is,” commented Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda during events in Vilnius honoring the deceased servicemen.
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Nice gesture but the Lithuanians have a self serving reason to honor these brave young Americans who died so uselessly, so far from their homeland.
Atlantic Council - globohomo comintern.
I still give them respect for their effort.
Wasted American lives in the name of Ukraine and the globalist war.
The problem with NATO is that no one wants to die for Lithuania
“Wasted American lives in the name of Ukraine and the globalist war.”
I’m CONVINCED that they were sent into that unsurveyed border area to “Send Putin a Message”...and the result is that they’re loved ones were the only ones receiving messages.
Thank you President Nauseda for your appreciation of the US soldiers performing honorable duty who died for you.
Lithuania lived under Russian rule for decades and they don't want to have to do it again.
How much?
It was nice. I hope trump was there to welcome them back home for their final resting place.
Presidents do not usually attend the "dignified transfer" for training accidents or accidental deaths, and this was no exception.
Nice gesture but the Lithuanians have a self serving reason
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Such gestures normally do have self-serving reasons along with various other reasons, so I see no need to focus on that unless of course the intention is to belittle the people involved.
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The Dems are pointing out that Trump skipped the transfer and went to a golf tournament.
Kudos to the Lithuanians for paying tribute to our soldiers.
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