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Chrysler Group Announces Sweepstakes to Benefit the USO and Active Duty Military Personnel
- Chrysler Group to Donate up to $50,000 to the USO in Support of Operation
                               Phone Home©
 - Five Lucky Winners to Drive Away in a Brand New Chrysler Sebring Sedan,
                   or Jeep© Patriot, or Dodge Ram 1500

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Mother's
Day and Memorial Day, the Chrysler Group today announced the launch of "Our
Troops Are Calling On You," a sweepstakes designed to help our military
personnel keep in touch with their families. Based on the number of
customer sweepstakes entries, Chrysler Group will donate up to $50,000 to
the USO's Operation Phone Home program, which distributes free prepaid
international and domestic phone cards to active duty military personnel.
    Throughout May, customers can visit participating Chrysler Jeep© or
Dodge dealerships to enter the sweepstakes. The sweepstakes will be held in
five markets where many of the country's largest military installations are
located: Atlanta, Georgia; Los Angeles, California/Oahu, Hawaii; San Diego,
California; San Antonio, Texas; and Norfolk, Virginia. A single sweepstakes
winner will be selected from each of the five markets and can choose a
brand new Chrysler Sebring Sedan, or Jeep© Patriot, or Dodge Ram 1500.
    USO president and CEO Edward A. Powell said, "The USO thanks the
Chrysler Group for their support of the USO and our men and women in
uniform. This promotion will help the USO continue to make a difference in
the lives of service members and their families around the world."
    "This gift from the Chrysler Group is our way of saying 'thank you' to
our U.S. servicemen and women," said Chrysler Group CEO Tom LaSorda. "It's

just one more way the Chrysler family, including its dealership network, is
giving back to local communities."
    The USO will distribute the calling cards in five of their domestic
centers in the same cities where the sweepstakes will be held. These cards
will reach service members deploying for duty and those arriving on rest
and recuperation (R&R) flights.
    Since 1941, the USO has been dedicated to providing morale-boosting
programs and services to service members, and expressing the gratitude of
the American people. The USO operates more than 130 centers worldwide,
offering free e-mail and Internet access, international phone cards,
libraries and travel assistance to U.S. military personnel and their
families. Special programs include Operation USO Care Package, USO
Operation Phone Home©, the USO Mobile Fleet, United Through Reading©
and Operation Enduring Care.
    ABOUT CHRYSLER
    The Chrysler Group, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., produces
Chrysler, Jeep©, Dodge and Mopar© brand vehicles and products. The
company sold about 2.7 million vehicles worldwide in 2006. Its product
lineup features some of the world's most recognizable vehicles, including
the Chrysler 300, Jeep Commander and Dodge Charger. The Chrysler Group is a
unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's fifth largest automaker, which
produces passenger and commercial vehicles, including the Mercedes-Benz,
Maybach, smart and Freightliner brands.
    ABOUT THE USO
    For more than 66 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been
providing morale, welfare and recreational services to U.S. military
personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable
organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support
its programs and services. The USO is supported by Worldwide Strategic
Partners AT&T Inc., BAE Systems North America, Clear Channel
Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, DRS Technologies, Inc., Military
Channel, S & K Sales Co., TriWest Healthcare Alliance and The Walt Disney
Company. Other corporate donors, including the United Way and Combined
Federal Campaign (CFC-0600), have joined thousands of individual donors to
support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site
at http://www.uso.org.
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