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Exhibit
10.5

AGREEMENT

THIS
AGREEMENT is made as of this ___ day of March, 2005, by and among FORTRESS
AMERICA ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), SUNRISE
SECURITIES CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Sunrise”), and PALADIN
HOMELAND SECURITY FUND, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, PALADIN HOMELAND SECURITY FUND (NY CITY), L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, PALADIN HOMELAND SECURITY FUND (CA), L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, and PALADIN HOMELAND SECURITY FUND (CAYMAN
ISLANDS), L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman
Islands (individually, “Stockholder,” and collectively,
“Stockholders”).

A.
Sunrise entered into a Letter of Intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with the
Company to underwrite an initial public offering of the securities of the
Company (“IPO”) and embark on the IPO process.

B. As a
condition and in consideration for Sunrise underwriting the IPO, Sunrise, the
Company and the Stockholders must agree to certain terms and conditions as more
fully described in this Agreement.

C.
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement, unless defined elsewhere, shall have
the meaning ascribed to them in Section 11 hereof.

NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuation consideration, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows:

1. If the
Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business Combination,
Stockholders will vote all Insider Shares owned by them in accordance with the
majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares.

 

2. In the
event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 18
months from the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the registration statement
relating to the IPO (or 24 months under the circumstances described in the
prospectus relating to the IPO), Stockholders will take all reasonable actions
within their power to cause the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter of Intent)
to be liquidated and distributed to the holders of the IPO Shares. Each
Stockholder hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any
kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund as a result of such
distribution with respect to such Insider Shares (“Claim”) and hereby waives any
Claim Stockholder may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any
contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the
Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever (including in connection with enforcement
of the Company’s indemnification obligations under paragraph 9
hereof).

3. Stockholders
acknowledge and agree that the Company will not consummate any Business
Combination which involves a company which is affiliated with any of the
Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion from an independent investment
banking firm reasonably acceptable to Sunrise that the Business Combination is
fair to the Company’s stockholders from a financial perspective.

4. Stockholders
will not be entitled to receive, and will not accept, any compensation for
services rendered to the Company prior to the consummation of the Business
Combination; provided that Stockholders shall be entitled to reimbursement from
the Company for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the
Company.

5. Stockholders
will not be entitled to receive, or accept, a finder’s fee or any other
compensation in the event Stockholders, any member of a family of a Stockholder
or any Affiliate of Stockholders originates a Business Combination.

 

6. Stockholders
will escrow their Insider Shares for the three-year period commencing on the
Effective Date, subject to the terms of a stock escrow agreement substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A which the Company will enter into with
Stockholders and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company.

7. The
Company and Stockholders agree to enter into a registration rights agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

8. Stockholders
hereby represent and warrant that the information furnished in writing to the
Company and to Sunrise marked expressly for inclusion in the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) is true and accurate in all
respects, does not omit any material information with respect to any Stockholder
that would otherwise be required to be disclosed under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder.

9. The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Stockholders, and each of their
respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, and partners (each, an
“Indemnified Party”), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims,
damages or liabilities arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or
allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, preliminary prospectus or final prospectus (or any amendment or
supplement thereto), or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged
omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any rule or regulation promulgated
thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required
of the Company in connection with the registration; and the Company shall
promptly reimburse the Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses
reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating
and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage or liability;
provided however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the
extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or
is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, or
final prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by any
Stockholder expressly for use therein. Each Stockholder hereby waives any and
all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to the Trust Fund or any
distribution from the Trust Fund in respect of any claim or rights Stockholder
may have in the future against the Company as a result of, or arising out of,
the Company’s indemnification obligations in this paragraph 8 and will not seek
recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.

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10. As used
herein, (i) a “Business Combination” shall mean an acquisition by merger,
capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, reorganization or otherwise,
of an operating business in the homeland security industry selected by the
Company; (ii) “Insiders” shall mean all officers, directors and stockholders of
the Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iii) “Insider Shares” shall mean all
of the shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the
IPO; and (iv) “IPO Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the
Company’s IPO.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.

FORTRESS
AMERICA ACQUISITION CORPORATION

By:
/s/ Harvey L. Weiss _    

     Harvey L.
Weiss, President and Chief Executive
Officer

SUNRISE
SECURITIES CORP.

By:
/s/ Nathan Low      

Its:
President        

PALADIN
HOMELAND SECURITY FUND, L.P.

	 	
      By:
	
      PALADIN
      HOMELAND SECURITY HOLDINGS, LLC, its General
Partner

By:
/s/ Michael R. Steed      

Michael
R. Steed, Authorized Signatory

PALADIN
HOMELAND SECURITY FUND (NY CITY), L.P.

	 	
      By:
	
      PALADIN
      HOMELAND SECURITY HOLDINGS, LLC, its General
Partner

By:
/s/ Michael R. Steed      

Michael
R. Steed, Authorized Signatory

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PALADIN
HOMELAND SECURITY FUND (CA), L.P.

	 	
      By:
	
      PALADIN
      HOMELAND SECURITY HOLDINGS, LLC, its General
Partner

By:
/s/ Michael R. Steed      

Michael
R. Steed, Authorized Signatory

PALADIN
HOMELAND SECURITY FUND (CAYMAN ISLANDS), L.P.

	 	
      By:
	
      PALADIN
      HOMELAND SECURITY HOLDINGS (CAYMAN ISLANDS), LTD., its General
      Partner

By:
/s/ Michael R. Steed      

Michael
R. Steed, Authorized SignatoryUnassociated Document

Exhibit
10.6

March __,
2005

Fortress
America Acquisition Corporation

3 Metro
Center, Suite 700

Bethesda,
MD 20814

 

Sunrise
Securities Corp.

641
Lexington Avenue

25th
Floor

New York,
New York 10022

Re:
Initial
Public Offering

Gentlemen:

The
undersigned stockholder and special advisor of Fortress America Acquisition
Corporation (“Company”), in consideration of Sunrise Securities Corp.
(“Sunrise”) entering into a letter of intent (“Letter of Intent”) to underwrite
an initial public offering of the securities of the Company (“IPO”) and
embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized
terms used herein are defined in paragraph 10 hereof):

1. As a
special advisor to the Company, the undersigned agrees to provide up to eight
days of his time to assist the Company in identifying, seeking, and consummating
a Business Combination, including providing strategic advice to the
Company.

2. If the
Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business Combination, the
undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by him in accordance with the
majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares.

 

3. In the
event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 18
months from the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the registration statement
relating to the IPO (or 24 months under the circumstances described in the
prospectus relating to the IPO), the undersigned will take all reasonable
actions within his power to cause the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter of
Intent) to be liquidated and distributed to the holders of the IPO Shares. The
undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any
kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund as a result of such
distribution with respect to his Insider Shares (“Claim”) and hereby waives any
Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of,
any contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against
the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.

4. The
undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not consummate any
Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated with any of
the Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm reasonably acceptable to Sunrise that the business
combination is fair to the Company’s stockholders from a financial
perspective.

 

5.  Neither
the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any Affiliate
of the undersigned will be entitled to receive, and will not accept, any
compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to the consummation of
the Business Combination; provided that the undersigned shall be entitled to
reimbursement from the Company for his out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination, including first
class air travel.

 

6. Neither
the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any Affiliate
of the undersigned will be entitled to receive, or accept, a finder’s fee or any
other compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of the family of the
undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned originates a Business
Combination.

 

7. The
undersigned will escrow his Insider Shares for the three-year period commencing
on the Effective Date, subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which
the Company will enter into with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable
to the Company.

 

8. The
undersigned agrees to be a special advisor to the Company, on a nonexclusive
basis, until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business
Combination or the distribution of the Trust Fund. The undersigned’s
biographical information furnished to the Company and Sunrise is true and
accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information with respect to
the undersigned’s background and contains all of the information required to be
disclosed pursuant to Section 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The undersigned represents and warrants
that:

 

		(a)	he
      is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction,
      cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from
      any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any
      jurisdiction;

 

		(b)	he
      has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving
      any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of
      funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any
      securities and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal
      proceeding; and

 

		(c)	he
      has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or
      commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities
      license or registration denied, suspended or
revoked.

9. The
undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which
he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement and to serve as special advisor
to the Company.

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10. As used
herein, (i) a “Business Combination” shall mean an acquisition by merger,
capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, reorganization or otherwise,
of an operating business in the homeland security industry selected by the
Company; (ii) “Insiders” shall mean all officers, directors and stockholders of
the Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iii) “Insider Shares” shall mean all
of the shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the
IPO; and (iv) “IPO Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the
Company’s IPO.

 

Asa
Hutchinson                  

Print
Name of Stockholder

 

/s/ Asa Hutchinson_____

Signature

 

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