Stewart & Stevenson Cap Rescued from the Pentagon

		STEWART & STEVENSON CAP RESCUED FROM THE PENTAGON In an area adjacent to the Pentagon, Department of the Army official Jeff Brenton (ctr.), presents Bill Chadbourne (r.), vice president of Government Affairs and Marketing for Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., with an S&S baseball cap that survived the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon fully intact. In return for the historic keepsake, Stewart & Stevenson's Harold Morgan (l.) presented Brenton with an S&S shirt signed by workers who produce FMTV trucks at Stewart and Stevenson's Sealy, Tex. facility. (PRNewsFoto)[JL] ARLINGTON, VA USA

Pentagon Employee Returns Cap One Year After 9/11 Attack ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At an informal memorial overlooking the Pentagon crash site, Army Systems Integrator for Medium Tactical Vehicles Jeff Brenton today presented Stewart & Stevenson with an S&S baseball cap that was discovered during recovery efforts following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020919/DCTH031 ) The cap, which was a gift from Stewart & Stevenson, was on display in Brenton's Pentagon office until American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. Several months later, the damage assessment team searching the wreckage for personal effects discovered Brenton's Stewart & Stevenson cap. The cap was in pristine condition, tainted only by a faint aroma of smoke. As a goodwill gesture, Brenton who administers the family of Medium Tactical Vehicles distribution plan, offered to return the cap to his long-time Stewart & Stevenson associates Bill Chadbourne, Vice President of Government Affairs & Marketing and Harold Morgan, Marketing Manager for the Tactical Vehicle Systems Unit. Stewart & Stevenson has manufactured and supported the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTVs) for the U.S. Army since 1991. "All of us at Stewart & Stevenson are deeply honored to support the men and women of the U.S. Army who risk so much to defend our freedom. This cap, which has seen its own 'hazardous duty,' will serve as the centerpiece of our display memorializing the heroism resulting from the tragic events of September 11th," said Chadbourne as he accepted the cap on behalf of Stewart & Stevenson. Morgan presented Jeff Brenton with an FMTV denim shirt signed by the workers at Stewart & Stevenson's Sealy, TX, facility where the FMTV is produced. Brenton, an Arlington, VA, resident, was in a staff conference that was interrupted at 9:43 AM when terror struck. He recalls, "There was one extremely loud detonation, which we felt as much as heard, followed by a dull rumbling noise. There was a bump under the floor, the walls separated and then snapped back, the windows blew in and the ceiling rained down upon us, filling the room with dust. We later learned that the 'bump' was actually the nose gear of the airplane blasting through the office immediately below us." As dark, oily smoke and orange flames filled the hallway, Brenton and his colleagues followed the fire drill evacuation plan and escaped to the central courtyard before seeking haven in the south parking lot. His group suffered only minor injuries from falling debris and smoke inhalation. Founded in 1902, Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSSS) provides power systems, parts and services to the following industries: Military; Marine; Oil & Gas; Agriculture; Industrial; Highway & Transit; and Airline Ground Support. The corporate Web site is http://www.ssss.com . Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP is the prime contractor for the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), which includes 2.5- ton and 5-ton trucks in 14 variants with 85% commonality. More information can be found at http://www.fmtvtruck.com . CONTACT: Paul Justice, Director of Public Relations, of Stewart & Stevenson, +1-713-867-1774, or E-Mail: p.justice@ssss.com