Over 300 Chrysler Group Employees to Create the Words 'O Say, Can You See' to Raise Awareness of National Anthem

  *  Employee event welcomes National Anthem Project to Metro Detroit
  *  Oakland County Executive helps Jeep(R) brand celebrate sponsorship of
     multi-year initiative to re-teach Americans the words to the national
     anthem
  *  Employees to sing national anthem to honor America and support the
     educational campaign

  WHAT:

Over 300 Chrysler Group employees, dressed in white Jeep(R) t-shirts, will welcome the National Anthem Project (NAP) to Metro Detroit by creating the words to spell out the first five words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" -- "O say, can you see" -- on the front lawn of DaimlerChrysler's Auburn Hills Headquarters on Friday, July 7 during morning drive time. Employees will sing the national anthem to honor America and support the NAP tour.

The "National Anthem Project: Restoring America's Voice" is a multi-year national education initiative created by the National Association for Music Education (MENC) to re-teach Americans the national anthem after a Harris Poll showed that two out of three Americans don't know the words to "The Star- Spangled Banner." The Jeep brand is the National Presenting Sponsor, building upon its 65-year heritage and role in U.S. history.

The five words, to be created with the help of Chrysler Group employees, measure approximately 10 ft. wide by 100 ft. long.

  WHO:
  The following will be available for interviews:
  *  L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive
  *  W. Frank Fountain, DaimlerChrysler Senior Vice President, External
     Affairs and Public Policy
  *  Earl Hurrey, Assistant Executive Director of MENC
  *  DaimlerChrysler employees
  *  Jody Bernhardt, Mrs. Michigan 2006 (11 a.m. event only)

  WHEN:
  Friday, July 7, 2006

  6:30 a.m. (EDT) - Employee formation and singing of "The Star-Spangled
  Banner"; rain or shine

  11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (EDT) - NAP road show on display for Chrysler Group
  employees
    *  11:30 a.m. - Noon: Performance by Enterprise Academy Choir, Detroit

  WHERE:
  DaimlerChrysler Headquarters
  1000 Chrysler Drive
  Auburn Hills, MI 48326
  (Directions: I-75 to Chrysler Drive, Exit 78.  Follow the signs to "Media
  Parking")

  
  ADDITIONAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

Metro Detroit is the 36th stop on the NAP's 50-city nationwide tour. The tour also will be open to the public on Saturday, July 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Band Shell on Belle Isle in Detroit, and on Sunday, July 9 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum* in Auburn Hills. To celebrate the tour's Auburn Hills visit, the Museum will be offering a "Family Free Day" to anyone who visits with a Chrysler Group employee or retiree that day. Currently on display is Hot Rods and Cool Mods, a special collection featuring more than two dozen uniquely customized vehicles, which runs through August 20.

Highlights of the NAP tour include:

* The NAP All-Star Contest for kids and adults. One winner will be awarded a $1,000 donation to his/her local music program and given the opportunity to perform at a 2007 concert in Washington, D.C.

* Interactive activities that teach the historical significance of the national anthem

* Jeep exhibit featuring a patriotic-themed Jeep Liberty and Jeep Grand Cherokee

* The chance for attendees to "go anywhere, do anything" with Jeep by having their photo taken as "the man on the moon"

(*Note: The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is located at One Chrysler Drive, Auburn Hills, Mich., at the corner of Featherstone and Squirrel Roads; phone - 248-944-0001)