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Bell Helicopter to help Give 2 The Troops®

Fort Worth, TX (December 21, 2007) -- Bell Helicopter has joined forces again this year with Give 2 The Troops®, a nationwide grassroots nonprofit organization comprised of military troops, family members, companies, organizations, schools, volunteers and donors - all of whom want to show their support for our troops deployed overseas.

Since December 2002, Give 2 The Troops has supported hundreds of thousands of deployed U.S. service members with loving care packages and letters from all over the nation in order to, as they say, give back to those who give all™

For their efforts, Give 2 The Troops has been recognized and endorsed by "America Supports You," a nationwide program launched by the Department of Defense, to recognize citizens' support for our military men and women and communicates that support to members of our Armed Forces at home and abroad.

Bell Helicopter, sponsor of the Armed Forces Bowl, will establish a collection point for donations of items for Give 2 The Troops care packages at the pre-game pep rally and at the game-day Armed Forces Adventure, which will include displays of military vehicles and aircraft.

To encourage members of the Dallas-Fort Worth community to join them in supporting our deployed service men and women by making a contribution, Bell is donating bowl game tickets to be handed out free to the first 1,000 people who drop off donations of items at either event.

The pep rally will be held at 4 p.m. Dec. 29, and the Armed Forces Adventure will kick off at noon on Dec. 30 Both are free and open to the public and will be held around Texas Christian University's Amon G. Carter Stadium.

For additional information regarding these events and the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, including links to the Give 2 The Troops Web site with lists of recommended donations, visit www.armedforcesbowl.com.

Bell Helicopter is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tilt rotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries.

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