The body of a U.S. soldier who went missing during a training exercise in southwestern Morocco earlier this month has been recovered, the U.S. Army announced on Sunday, May 10.
1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, was one of two U.S. soldiers who went missing on May 2 near the Cap Draa Training Area, the Army said in a news release. A Moroccan military search team found Key's body along the shoreline at about 8:55 a.m. local time on May 9, about a mile from where the soldiers were reported missing.
"Today, we mourn the loss of 1st Lt. Kendrick Key, whose remains were recovered in Morocco," Brig. Gen Curtis King, commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, said in a statement. "Our hearts are with his Family, friends, teammates, and all who knew and served alongside him. The 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Family is grieving, and we will continue to support one another and 1st Lt. Key’s Family as we honor his life and service."
Key, of Richmond, Virginia, was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, according to the Army. He also served as a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer.
