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Mile Marker International, Inc. Presents At International Military Show

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    POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--July 10, 2002--Mile Marker International, Inc. (OTCBB:MMKR), a specialty automotive parts distributor, today announced that two of its Board of Directors recently presented the Company's unique patented hydraulic winch to delegates from over 100 foreign countries at the renown June 2002 Eurosatory Show in Paris, France.
    Company directors Drew Aho and George Shelley represented Mile Marker at the June 2002 Eurosatory Show, the annual showcase for the most up to date land and air defense equipment and technology available world-wide. As a recently listed supplier of NATO equipment, Mile Marker presented its 2-speed Hydraulic Winch System currently used by the U.S. military to NATO and other foreign military officials at the show. According to estimates by Eurosatory officials, over 110 delegations consisting of approximately 500 senior political and military officials were represented at the show. Mile Marker's directors utilized the Eurosatory Show to make presentations to military officers from NATO and non-NATO countries as well as prospective dealers or distributors from 26 foreign countries. These included Land Rover and Vickers Defence in the U.K., Mercedes-Benz in Germany, Panhard in France, Iveco in Italy, Otokar in Turkey and Singapore Technologies in Singapore.
    Richard Aho, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mile Marker International, Inc., said: "Following the demonstrated success of our unique patented hydraulic winch with the U.S. military, we decided to expand our marketing efforts with the foreign military. The U.S. military orders that the Company has been fulfilling to date provide the Company with tremendous credibility with NATO and other foreign military forces. The positive reactions that we received at this show confirmed our expectations."

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