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17th Annual NAPE Expo Honors Wounded Veterans at Houston Conference With Coalition to Salute America's Heroes(TM)

Posted on: Friday, 6 February 2009, 13:00 CST

Local Wounded Veteran from the War on Terror and Family Surprised with New Home

HOUSTON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the 17th Annual NAPE Expo luncheon hosted by Shell Exploration & Production Company, The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes (CSAH), in conjunction with NAPE and the Bay Area Builders Association (BABA) surprised Sgt. David Worswick and his family with the announcement that they will be the next recipients of a brand new home as part of the Homes for Heroes program. Sgt. Worswick was severely wounded while in Asadabad, Afghanistan, when his Humvee hit an IED. Sgt. Worswick suffered severe brain trauma and damaged ligaments in his neck and back. Since, he and his family have been struggling on their road to recovery.

"Worswick is a true American hero. He risked his life to save the men and women of his fellow unit and to maintain the freedoms that we so often take for granted," said Dan Wollrath, president of BABA's Support Our Troops program. "Today, we are showing our appreciation in a small way by giving the Worswick family a new home to ease their transition."

Ground will break on the Worswick home in late February. To further aid, NAPE Expo LP has covered all luncheon expenses, so that 100% of the proceeds from today's NAPE luncheon will benefit CSAH's Home for Heroes program.

"We are extremely lucky to have such great friendships and partnerships with NAPE and BABA," said Cpl. Donny Daughenbaugh, fellow veteran and spokesperson for CSAH. "They are prime examples of how supportive organizations can make real positive differences for our wounded soldiers. Because of the NAPE expo, we have been able to provide the $500 gift checks to hundreds of wounded veterans and thanks to BAVA, we have been able to build and remodel five homes for wounded veterans in the Houston area alone."

The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes encourages all severely wounded veterans from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom in need of assistance to call 888-44-SALUTE (888-477-2588), e-mail info@saluteheroes.org, or visit us online at www.saluteheroes.org.

About Coalition to Salute America's Heroes

The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes (CSAH) is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to helping severely wounded troops from the War on Terror. Founded in 2004, CSAH's mission is to provide the assistance wounded and disabled veterans need to get their lives back on track. A non-partisan organization, CSAH partners with corporate sponsors, individual contributors, and volunteers to help severely wounded heroes and their family's transition from the battlefront to the home front. Since its inception, CSAH has assisted severely wounded troops and their families more than 6,300 times. For more information on how CSAH can help you or to learn how you can help, please visit www.saluteheroes.org.

About NAPE Expo

NAPE Expo (formerly North American Prospect Expo) is held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston from February 4th-6th. NAPE Expo was created in 1993 to provide a marketplace for the buying, selling and trading of oil and gas prospects and producing properties (added in 1998) via exhibit booths. NAPE brings state-of-the-art prospects and properties from U.S. and around the world, advanced technology and energy capital formation all together in one location, creating a pure market place to establish strategic alliances for doing business and initiating purchases and trades. NAPE is presented by NAPE Expo LP comprised of AAPL, IPAA, SEG and AAPG as limited partners. To learn more about NAPE, visit http://www.napeonline.com/home1.asp

SOURCE The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes

Source: PR Newswire

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