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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 139-99
April 01, 1999

CORRECTION REGARDING AGE OF ABDUCTED ARMY SOLDIER

The age of Spec. Steven M. Gonzales, an Army cavalry scout abducted by Serbian Forces while on patrol in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on March 31, was erroneously announced as 24. His correct age is 21.