( CNN ) -- Two soldiers from Fort Bragg were arrested this week and face murder charges in the death of a North Carolina teenager , authorities said . The soldiers , identified as Christopher Roger Blackett , 20 , and Sebastian Gamez , 20 , are accused of killing 17-year-old Vincent Edwin Carlisle Jr , said Harnett County Sheriff Larry Rollins . Carlisle 's body was found Thursday afternoon in the woods in the county , Rollins said . The men also face charges of disposing of a corpse . Carlisle , a high school senior , had been missing for four days , CNN affiliate WRAL reported . The teen had just started a new high school and was excited about school , Melanie Stewart , his principal , told the affiliate . `` It 's important to me that people know that Vincent Carlisle was a very intelligent young man , and he had dreams , and he had plans , '' Stewart said . CNN 's Samuel Gardner III contributed to this report .
The teen 's body is found in the woods Thursday afternoon . Along with the murder charges , the men face charges of disposing of a corpse . `` Vincent Carlisle was a very intelligent young man , and he had dreams , '' principal says .