Red Dot Corporation Salutes the U.S. Marines Corps

San Diego, Californina, September 13, 2004

Red Dot Corporation today announced its participation in sponsoring Thunder Valley Racing’s Unlimited Light hydroplane, the UL-40, at the 2004 Washington Mutual Thunderboat Regatta in San Diego.  When the UL-40 takes to the water, this weekend, the word “MARINES” will proudly be displayed on the boat’s tail. Because of the strong military presence in San Diego, the World Series of Power Boat Racing on Mission Bay makes it a perfect place for Red Dot Corporation to say “we salute you and thank you for all your sacrifices protecting this great nation.”

This summer, two teams of twenty U.S. Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina spent a week in Red Dot’s Seattle, Washington facility learning how to install and service air conditioning systems for HMMWV’s (Hummvees) deployed in Iraq. One of those teams has already deployed to Iraq; the other will be there shortly. “They [the Marines] left an indelible impression on everyone who worked with them,” says Gary Hansen, Vice President of Engineering for Red Dot and part time crew member for Thunder Valley Racing. “These Marines are being asked to work in the severest environments with ambient temperatures in the 130’s, installing air conditioning systems as part of the add-on armor program. They are saving soldier’s lives by converting these vehicles from canvas doors and roofs into armored vehicles with air conditioning to allow these vehicles to patrol ‘buttoned up’ making them less vulnerable to attack.” Red Dot thought this would be a nice way to recognize their efforts and the UL-40 Thunder Valley Racing team agreed.

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