We have a sad update to a story RedState's Bob Hoge reported on last week involving four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing and were presumed dead after failing to return from a training mission in Lithuania. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll confirmed Monday morning that three of the soldiers were confirmed dead, with one still missing.

It is with profound sorrow that I share the heartbreaking news of the loss of three brave Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, who tragically lost their lives during a vehicle recovery mission in Lithuania. We will not rest until the fourth and final Soldier is… pic.twitter.com/DXZkpRmAix

— Secretary of the Army (@SecArmy) March 31, 2025

Here's the full text of Secretary Driscoll's announcement:

It is with profound sorrow that I share the heartbreaking news of the loss of three brave Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, who tragically lost their lives during a vehicle recovery mission in Lithuania. We will not rest until the fourth and final Soldier is found and brought home. No words can truly capture the pain of this loss, but my deepest condolences go out to the families, friends, and fellow Soldiers mourning their heroes.

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, and our dedicated allies in Lithuania and Poland for their unwavering commitment in locating our fallen service members. Together, we honor their sacrifice and remain steadfast in our support for their loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.

NBC News reported that the soldiers, who were all part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, had set out on March 25 in their M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle on a training mission to recover and repair an immobilized tactical vehicle. While on the mission, their armored vehicle became stuck in, and eventually "swallowed" by, a peat bog.

When the four-soldier team, who were in Lithuania in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, didn't return from the training mission, a team made up of U.S. and Lithuanian military personnel and local law enforcement scoured the swampy, peat-filled forest near the Russian border for the missing soldiers and their 63-ton armored vehicle. The search led them to the peat bog, and the vehicle was raised from the bog on Monday morning.

Due to the soft ground of the swampy area, the recovery and removal of the armored vehicle required "Lithuanian military helicopters, fixed wing aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, as well as excavators, sluice and slurry pumps, and several hundred tons of gravel and earth." Three bodies were discovered during the excavation, and the search for the fourth soldier, who is now presumed dead, is continuing.

The commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division reiterated that the search would not stop until the body of last soldier is recovered.

“The Soldiers we have lost in this tragedy were not just Soldiers — they were a part of our family. Our hearts are heavy with a sorrow that echoes across the whole Marne Division, both forward and at home,” Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, 3rd Infantry Division commanding general, said in a statement.

“We stand in grief with the families and loved ones of these extraordinary ‘Dogface Soldiers’ during this unimaginable time. But the search isn’t finished until everyone is home,” the statement said.

Military officials have not yet released the names of the soldiers pending notification of their families.