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Mountainguy

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4. Are we going into conspiracy theory territory on ths too?

Reply to leanforward (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 01:02 AM

Mar 30

They were in an M88 that's not sitting 15 feet deep in a swamp. It's pretty obvious what happened to the soldiers and where they are right now.

Those vehicles weigh something like 70 tons. Given that weight and the suction that deep in mud, it's going to be a long recovery process where they have to excavate the swamp, and that's AFTER they get the bottom mapped, find anchor points in 0 visibility, an shore up the ground to actually support heavy equipment.

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The Four missing US Army soldiers [View all] leanforward Mar 30 OP

I don't understand the lack of coverage and what has been covered is inconsistent Deuxcents Mar 30 #1

Bottom line...this "administration" doesn't give a shit. GP6971 Mar 30 #2

I guess these media doesn't either JI7 Mar 30 #14

The last news I saw the day it was first reported was that they drowned in their vehicle but can't remember the source ImNotGod Mar 30 #3

+1 dalton99a Mar 30 #16

Are we going into conspiracy theory territory on ths too? Mountainguy Mar 30 #4

wondering WTF happened to them is hardly CONSPIRACY THEORY Skittles Mar 30 #5

Word. mahina Mar 30 #7

I love the "WE" part Skittles Mar 30 #9

Sure sure Mountainguy Mar 30 #13

there's nothing wrong with ASKING QUESTIONS Skittles Mar 30 #18

"Just asking questions" Mountainguy Mar 30 #19

Why aren't we being given updates? The military could at least act like they care about the soldiers. Irish_Dem Mar 30 #11

Last I heard James48 Mar 30 #6

stars and stripes orchidlady Mar 30 #8

???? BoRaGard Mar 30 #10

The latest, an hour ago, here: sinkingfeeling Mar 30 #12

I had read on a military forum Melon Mar 30 #15

The default hypothesis has to be that they sank in the muck. Igel Mar 30 #17

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