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Body of missing US soldier recovered off coast of Morocco

1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr was participating in military exercise among US, Nato allies and African countries A search team recovered the body of a US soldier who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, the US army said on Sunday. Moroccan searchers found the remains on Saturday in the water within a mile (1.6km) of where the soldier went missing on 2 May, the army said in a statement. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Body of missing US soldier recovered off coast of Morocco, 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr was participating in military exercise among US, Nato allies and African countries A search team recovered the body of a US soldier who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, the US army said on Sunday. Moroccan searchers found the remains on Saturday in the water within a mile (1.6km) of where the soldier went missing on 2 May, the army said in a statement. Continue reading…

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