Vought Team Raises Nearly $215,000
For March of Dimes WalkAmerica

Ranked as #5 Team in Texas

DALLAS, OCT. 20, 2005 – Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. announced today that it has raised $214,970 for the annual March of Dimes WalkAmerica campaign. Vought registered 485 walkers companywide for WalkAmerica this year.

The amount raised by Texas employees totaled $180,889, earning them recognition as a “Super Hero” team by the March of Dimes. Four Vought employees in Dallas achieved Super Hero Walker status by raising more than $5,000 each, and 14 earned Top Walker honors for collecting more than $1,000 each.

For the second consecutive year, Vought was awarded “best t-shirt design” for the large company category by the Dallas March of Dimes organization.

Employees in Hawthorne and Brea, Calif., represented Vought at the Los Angeles event, raising $11,300 and $3,645, respectively. In Everett, Wash., the Vought team made a significant showing at their walk in downtown Seattle and raised $1,225. The company’s Nashville site closed out fundraising with a bike run, raising $9,360. The Vought team in Florida raised more than $1,142 at its WalkAmerica event. Employees in Milledgeville, Ga., participated in their local WalkAmerica event on Oct. 1, generating more than $7,409 in donations.

“The Vought team continues to be a driving force behind the success of this important campaign,” said Vought Chairman, President and CEO Tom Risley. “It is rewarding to play a vital role in our communities by supporting such a worthwhile cause.”

WalkAmerica – the walk that saves babies -- is the March of Dimes’ largest fundraiser. It is a nationwide tradition that began 35 years ago.

About Vought
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. ( www.voughtaircraft.com ) is one of the world's largest independent suppliers of aerostructures. Headquartered in Dallas, the company designs and manufactures major airframe structures such as wings, fuselage subassemblies, empennages, nacelles and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft. Vought has annual sales in excess of $1.2 billion and more than 6,000 employees in seven U.S. locations.

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