One of the battalion's platoon leaders, Army 2nd Lieutenant David
Swisher, told the American Forces Press Service the Buffalo vehicles
have been hit by a variety of weapons including small-arms fire,
grenades, artillery shells and "no one inside the Buffalo has ever
been hurt.

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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

DALLAS----Tenet Healthcare
Corporation (NYSE:THC) announced today that the company will hold its
2005 annual meeting of shareholders at 8 a."
"We are extremely pleased that Secretary Rumsfeld was able to
inspect the Buffalo in active operations," said Force Protection
Industries President Ted McQuinn.

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Tenet Announces Date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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Army's 612th Engineer
Battalion in Iraq Wednesday (4/12) to inspect the Buffalo mine
clearance vehicle manufactured by Force Protection Industries, Inc.

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For more information on Rumsfeld's inspection of the Buffalo,
please visit
http://www.defenselink. Technical complications may arise that could prevent the
prompt implementation of the strategic plan outlined above.

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31, 2004, our quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K.----Secretary of
Defense Donald H. For more information, visit
http: //www.

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CDT on Thursday, May 26,
2005, at the Westin Galleria Hotel, 13340 Dallas Parkway, Dallas,
Texas 75240.
Col.. manufactures ballistic and mine protected
vehicles through its wholly owned subsidiary.

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Jim Brooks , commander of the 3rd Infantry Division's
Maneuver-Enhancement Brigade, said soldiers are "extremely confident"
in the protection the Buffalo provides. In addition to its Buffalo mine clearance series , it produces
Cougar troop transport vehicles.

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Some of the statements in this release may constitute
forward-looking statements. They fill a critical need in the
war, and we will continue to do everything necessary to ensure the
availability of this life-saving equipment . The
company cautions that these forward looking statements are further
qualified by other factors including, but not limited to, those set
forth in the company's Form 10-KSB filing and other filings with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (available at
http://www.

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Tenet's hospitals aim to provide the best possible care to every
patient who comes through their doors, with a clear focus on quality
and service. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at
www. Do not rely on
any forward-looking statement, as we cannot predict or control many of
the factors that ultimately may affect our ability to achieve the
results estimated.

Force Protection, Inc.sec.gov).

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The vehicles are manufactured outside
Charleston, S.C.

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We make no promise to update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new
information, future events or otherwise.com

This release contains forward-looking statements , including,
without limitation, statements concerning our business, future plans
and objectives and the performance of our products.

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About Force Protection, Inc. These specialty vehicles
are protected against landmines, hostile fire, and Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs, commonly referred to as roadside bombs). The company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any statements in this release, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.

Issues around the use of land mines in Afghanistan.

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Business Editors/Defense Writers

LADSON, S.

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S. As of
Rumsfeld's visit, the 612th Engineer Battalion had used the Buffalo to
identify 75 IEDs, including a vehicle-concealed device, during the
three months it has been deployed in Baghdad.

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A Notice of Meeting and proxy materials will be
mailed to shareholders and filed with the Securities Exchange
Commission in April. Such statements are based on our current
expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject
to various risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec.
(OTCBB:FRPT - News), a publicly traded company headquartered in
Ladson, SC."
Because approximately ten percent of IEDs explode during
inspection, the protection of the heavily armored Buffalo is credited
with saving lives in the face of explosions at close range . "The bottom line is .
Force Protection's mine and ballistic protection technology is among
the most advanced in the world.

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they
want to ride in this," he added.mil/news/Apr2005/20050415_621.forceprotectioninc . Actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements .

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Shareholders of record April 1, 2005 will be entitled to
vote at the meeting.C.

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Rumsfeld Inspects Mine Clearance Vehicle Built by Force Protection Industries Inc.; Armor Vehicle Manufacturer's Buffalo Vehicle Used to Remove IEDS Save Liv

All vehicles built by Force
Protection incorporate state-of -the-art blast protection technology
with American commercial off-the shelf automotive components to ensure
the strength necessary to withstand mine and ballistic attacks and the
mobility to enable soldiers to accomplish their missions.

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forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties
ultimately may not prove to be accurate.

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Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and
operates acute care hospitals and related health care services.
Rumsfeld was briefed on the mine- and blast-protected vehicle used
by the Army to detect and remove explosive threats such as improvised
explosive devices (IEDs), land mines and roadside bombs. "Our vehicles are built with the
specific purpose of protecting our troops and enabling them to remove
the threat of IEDs and land mines..html

Force Protection, located in the Charleston, SC area, has become
the center for blast technology and counter IED research on the East
Coast.