U. S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villarreal Mata
11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade's 507th Maintenance Company.
Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas   Hometown: Pecos, Texas

Mata was one of nine missing from the 507th Mainentance Company and was found near An Nasiriyah in southern Iraq during the rescue mission of a fellow soldier.

The 507th Mainentance Company was ambushed by Iraqi soldiers in late March.

Our thoughts and our prayers are with the Mata family as well as our troops throughout the world.