ADVISORY/Military Retirees March at US Capitol; War Veterans Protest Court Ruling Denying Them Lifetime Medical Care.

Business Editors/Government Writers

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Feb. 12)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:          WWII and Korean War military retirees from throughout
              the U.S. and overseas

WHAT:         Rally at the Supreme Court, U.S. Congress, and White
              House

WHEN:         10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
              Wednesday, February 12, 2003

WHERE:        Assembly area is in front of the Reserve Officers
              Association at 1 Constitution Avenue, N.E., (corner of
              1st St. and Constitution Ave.) and Columbus Club/Room,
              Union Station 50 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC

KEY SPEAKERS: - Colonel George E. "Bud" Day, USAF (Ret.) - attorney,
                one of the most highly decorated military officers
                since GEN MacArthur, Medal of Honor recipient and
                former North Vietnam POW
              - U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)
              - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
              - U.S. Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL)
              - Major General Richard D. Murray, USAF (Ret.),
                President, National Association of Uniformed Services

WHY:          Colonel Bud Day has been fighting the government for
              more than six years to restore free, lifetime medical
              care promised to military retirees. In November 2002,
              the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a 1998 district court
              ruling and affirmed that recruiter promises were not
              backed by statute and, therefore, not legally binding.
              Colonel Day and the Class Act Group - representing more
              than 22,000 individuals who have made cash donations to
              help this cause disagree with the Appeals Court - are
              taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The
              medical benefits of more than 1.5 million retirees are
              at stake.