Tragedy killed 4 U.S. soldiers in Lithuania. A small army got them home.
Summary
After an armored vehicle sank in a peat bog in Lithuania, hundreds of people from four countries came together to recover the servicemen. Georgia Franco, whose husband was among those killed, told CBS News she has demanded answers about that decision. Few countries are concerned more about Russian aggression than Lithuania, a small Baltic country bordering Moscow’s ally Belarus. The wetland vegetation had partially decayed and, fed by a small pond nearby, created a thick morass of mud, sticks and grass. There were 250 U.S. service members, 160 Lithuanian soldiers and civilians, 50 Polish troops, and working dog teams from Estonia and Lithuania.