Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, was married and the father of a 1-year-old son. Duenez was an M1 Abrams tank system maintainer and had served more than seven years in the Army. He and three others died when their armored vehicle sank in a bog.

Jose Duenez Jr. and three other U.S. Army soldiers were found dead after their armored vehicle sank in a swamp in Lithuania.

Four U.S. soldiers, including Sgt. Jose Duenez from Joliet, died in Lithuania after their vehicle submerged in a peat bog.

The U.S. soldiers had been at the center of a recovery mission in Lithuania for nearly a week after their armored vehicle sank near the country's border with Belarus.

Still grieving from the immense loss, Georgia Franco shared the final texts she received before the U.S. Army discovered her husband's remains in a Lithuania peat bog after he went missing during a training mission near the border of Belarus.

One of the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in a training accident in Lithuania was from Joliet. Kid Rock has revealed that comedian Bill Maher’s “mind was blown” after his White House sit down with President Donald Trump.

The fourth and final soldier from Fort Stewart, Georgia who died in a training exercise in Lithuania has been identified. Officials identified SSgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, of Battle Creek, Michigan as the last soldier who died.

One of the four U.S. soldiers killed during a training exercise in Lithuania last week is from Joliet, Illinois. The soldiers’ armored vehicle sank in an area of wetlands a week ago. A friend of Jose Duenez Jr.

On Monday, officials revealed the identities of three U.S. soldiers who were discovered dead in Lithuania after their M88 armored vehicle submerged in a swamp.