These two soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice, confronting an enemy whose barbarity knows no bounds. We solemnly honor their service, and express our condolences to their families in this time of grief.

And we should not ignore or look away from the depth of the depravity of the enemy. This is who we’re fighting, and it’s the same ideology and Dark Ages savagery that attacked us on 9/11: U.S. soldiers’ bodies mutilated, booby-trapped.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The bodies of two U.S. soldiers found in Iraq Monday night were mutilated and booby-trapped, military sources said Tuesday.

Pfc. Kristian Menchaca and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker went missing after a Friday attack on a traffic control checkpoint in Yusufiya, 12 miles (20 km) south of Baghdad.

The sources said the two men had suffered severe trauma. The bodies also had been desecrated, and a visual identification was impossible — part of the reason DNA testing was being conducted to verify their identities, the sources said.

A tip from Iraqi civilians led officials to the bodies, military sources told CNN. The discovery was made about 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Not only were the bodies booby-trapped, but homemade bombs also lined the road leading to the victims, an apparent effort to complicate recovery efforts and target recovery teams, the sources said.