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Body of one of two US soldiers missing in Morocco found, army says

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 368 words · By Gavin Blackburn
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What to know about Body of one of two US soldiers missing in Morocco found, army says

The disappearances triggered a search-and-rescue operation involving more than 600 personnel from the United States, Morocco and other military partners.

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What happened

The disappearances triggered a search-and-rescue operation involving more than 600 personnel from the United States, Morocco and other military partners.

Why it matters

The remains of a US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago have been recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said on Sunday.

Common ground

Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defence Artillery officer who was one of two US soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco while off duty.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The remains of a US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago have been recovered in the Atlantic Ocean”
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Multiple independent web search results (including AP and other news outlets) confirm that the remains of a US soldier missing during exercises in Morocco were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean.
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web search NEUTRAL — CASABLANCA, Morocco -- The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said Sunday. Military teams were st…
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/remains-us-soldi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said Sunday.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/remains-recovered-of-u-s-…
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web search NEUTRAL — CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said Sunday.
https://apnews.com/article/morocco-united-states-soldier-mis…
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Claim 2: “The two went missing around 9 pm near the Cap Draa Training Area outside Tan-Tan”
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While the specific '9 pm' time is not explicitly in the provided snippets, multiple sources (BuzzBongo, Stars and Stripes) confirm the location as the Cap Draa Training Area outside Tan-Tan.
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Claim 3: “Their disappearance triggered a search-and-rescue operation involving more than 600 personnel from the United States, Morocco and other military partners”
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Claim 4: “The remains were those of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defence Artillery officer”
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The identity of the soldier as 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defence Artillery officer, is confirmed by The Hindu, Politico, and other web sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer who was one of two U.S. soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco while off duty. He was 27 years old.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/10/us-soldier-missing-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean following a tragic accident during military exercises in Morocco.
https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/us-soldier-morocco-recovery
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web search NEUTRAL — Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, by the U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Key fell off a cliff during a recreational hike while off duty, according to The Associated Press.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5872022-soldier-ken…
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Claim 5: “Since 2004, it has been the largest US joint military exercise in Africa”
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Claim 6: “African Lion 26, is a US-led exercise launched in April across four countries – Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal – with more than 7,000 personnel from over 30 nations”
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Claim 7: “The two were reported missing on 2 May after participating in African Lion, an annual multinational military exercise held in Morocco”
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Multiple sources confirm the soldiers were reported missing on May 2 following the African Lion exercise.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two US service members are missing in south-western Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (Africom) said o…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/03/service-memb…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two US soldiers missing after military exercises in Morocco.Two US service members are currently missing in Morocco following participation in a large-scale military exercise. 2 days ago. Save for lat…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The two were reported missing May 2 after participating in African Lion, annual multinational military exercises held in Morocco.
https://www.aol.com/articles/remains-us-soldier-went-missing…
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Claim 8: “A Moroccan military search team found the Soldier in the water along the shoreline at approximately 8:55 am local time 9 May, within roughly one mile of where both Soldiers reportedly entered the ocean”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says no evidence found, the 'Evidence for claim 5' section contains a Stars and Stripes result explicitly stating a Moroccan military search team recovered the body along the shoreline at about 8:55 a.m. local time near the Cap Draa Training Area.
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Claim 9: “1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. was one of two US soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco while off duty”
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Multiple sources (KRMG, AOL, AP via other reports) confirm that Key and another soldier fell off a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, who was one of two U.S. soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco while off duty. He was 27 years old.
https://krmg.com/2026/05/10/remains-of-us-soldier-who-went-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, of Richmond, Virginia, were recovered Saturday, U.S. Army Europe and Africa announced Sunday. Key, a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, was one of two U.S. soldiers who re…
https://www.aol.com/articles/remains-recovered-us-soldier-we…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., an Air Defense Artillery officer, was one of two US soldiers who fell off a cliff while on a recreational hike in Morocco during their off-duty time, according to a re…
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-895751
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Claim 10: “He later completed the Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma”
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Completion of the Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Sill is confirmed by The Hindu, WTVR, and KRMG.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, was one of two U.S. soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco. He was 27 years old.He later completed th…
https://krmg.com/2026/05/10/remains-of-us-soldier-who-went-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Basic Officer Leader Course is a two-phased training course designed to commission officers and prepare them for service in the United States Army.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Officer_Leaders_Course
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web search NEUTRAL — First Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key. Prev Next. WTVR.Key earned his commission through Officer Candidate School in 2024 as an Air Defense Artillery officer and later completed the Basic Officer Leader Cours…
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond/1st-lt-kendric…
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Claim 11: “He entered military service in 2023 as an officer candidate and earned his commission through Officer Candidate School in 2024 as an Air Defence Artillery officer”
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The timeline of entering service in 2023 and commissioning via OCS in 2024 is reported by The Hindu and WTVR.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, who was one of two U.S. soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco while off duty. He was 27 years old.
https://krmg.com/2026/05/10/remains-of-us-soldier-who-went-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Moroccan military search team recovered the body of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, of Richmond, Va., along the shoreline near the Cap Draa Training Area at about 8:55 a.m. local time, U.S. Arm…
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-05-10/us-soldier-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The body of 27-year-old 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, was found in the water along the shoreline.One of two US soldiers who went missing off the coast of Morocco has been identified as First Lieutena…
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/world/2026-05-11-body-of-us-…
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Claim 12: “The operation deployed frigates, vessels, helicopters and drones”
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Claim 13: “His decorations include the Army Achievement Medal and Army Service Ribbon”
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Only one specific source (WTVR) mentions the Army Achievement Medal and Army Service Ribbon; other sources discuss the event but not the specific decorations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., one of two servicemen who went missing in early May off the southern coast of the African country, near the Cap Draa training area, during exercise African Lion 26.
https://voz.us/en/society/260511/35595/the-army-recovered-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. found. (US Army Europe and Africa). Key and a second soldier were reported missing on May 2 after participating in the African Lion, an annual military game held in Morocco, Tu…
https://www.buzzbongo.com/the-remains-of-an-american-soldier…
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web search NEUTRAL — First Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key. Prev Next. WTVR.During his time in the Army, Key was awarded the Army Achievement Medal and Army Service Ribbon.
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond/1st-lt-kendric…
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Claim 14: “Key was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defence Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defence Command”
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The specific unit assignment (Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defence Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defence Command) is explicitly stated in The Hindu and corroborated by the context of the reporting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 6, 2023 · Here is the short answer, in case you are in a rush: '1st' is the correct numeric abbreviation of the ordinal first. '1th' is a grammatical error, and it should never be used. The brief …
https://writingtips.org/1st-or-1th/
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web search NEUTRAL — A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are, such as one, two, three, four, five. An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st,…
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/cardinal-ordinal-chart.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 20, 2026 · Abbreviation of first.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/1st
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