Press Release 1 Sununu 
  ME NH DELEGATION MEMBERS PRAISE LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PNS ME NH DELEGATION MEMBERS PRAISE 
LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PNS Contact Barbara Riley Thursday April 7 2005 Washington D C Members 
of the Maine and New Hampshire Congressional Delegations today hailed the collection of thousands 
of letters by the Support the Shipyard Letter Writing Campaign organized by the local Save Our Shipyard 
SOS Task Force area Chambers of Commerce and municipalities Next Tuesday April 12 the Seacoast 
Shipyard Association will take the letters to Washington D C The Members have submitted a request 
to the office of the Secretary of Defense to make arrangements to deliver the letters to the Pentagon 
We commend the Save Our Shipyard Task Force the Seacoast Shipyard Association and all the area Chambers 
of Commerce from Maine and New Hampshire for initiating this effort and coordinating the collection 
of so many letters of support for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard said the delegations in a joint statement 
Most of all we want to thank the thousands of employees friends and families who help make Portsmouth 
Naval Shipyard the finest shipyard in the country We look forward to receiving these letters and 
joining with representatives of the Seacoast Shipyard Association and shipyard leadership in 
hand delivering them to the Department of Defense 236219   

Press Release 2 Snowe 
  Members of the Maine and New Hampshire Congressional Delegations today received thousands of 
letters from the Seacoast Shipyard Association as a part of the \Support the Shipyard Letter Writing 
Campaign\ for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS).   

  The Members delivered the letters to the Pentagon to demonstrate united community support for 
PNS. The \Support the Shipyard Letter Writing Campaign\ was organized by the local Save Our Shipyard 
(SOS) Task Force, area Chambers of Commerce and municipalities.   

  \We commend the Save Our Shipyard Task Force, the Seacoast Shipyard Association, and all the area 
Chambers of Commerce from Maine and New Hampshire for initiating this effort and coordinating 
the collection of so many letters of support for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,\ said the delegations 
in a joint statement. \Most of all we want to thank the thousands of employees, friends, and families 
who help make Portsmouth Naval Shipyard the finest shipyard in the country. We were honored to join 
with representatives of the Seacoast Shipyard Association and shipyard leadership in hand-delivering 
their letters to the Department of Defense.\  

  Contact: Antonia Ferrier, 202/224-5344.