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The Exchange at 125: The Exchange Welcomed Home 4.1 Million Americans to their Exchange.

By Robert Philpot / July 9, 2020 /

The Exchange welcomed home disabled Veterans, Purple Heart recipients and certain caregivers—4.1 million Americans— with in-store shopping privileges Jan. 1, 2020. Privileges expanded to all Veterans with service-connected disabilities; Purple Heart recipients; former prisoners of war; and certain caregivers. The extended privileges keep Veterans connected to military communities. Before the expansion, only Veterans with 100%…

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Jason Rakestraw, Logistics, HQ & Patricia Rakestraw, Real Estate, HQ

By Marisa Conner / July 9, 2020 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family Jason and Patricia Rakestraw first met at the Hawaii Exchange office in 2003 where Patricia was an office assistant and Jason worked as the Hawaii distribution manager. They were married the next year and have since PCS’d six times together as a…

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The Exchange at 125: We Operated an Exchange in Casablanca—the City in Morocco, Not the Movie

By Loyd Brumfield / July 9, 2020 /

During World War II, the Army Exchange Service—as the Exchange was known then—operated stores  throughout Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, serving American troops in the North Africa Theater of Operations. One of those stores was in Casablanca, Morocco.

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Pak, Yong-min, Korea Distribution Center Manager

By Robert Philpot / July 8, 2020 /

For Korea Distribution Center Manager Pak Yong-min, serving those who serve isn’t just a job—it’s a family tradition.

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The Exchange at 125: PX, BX Cafeterias Were No Flashes in the Pan

By Robert Philpot / July 8, 2020 /

For generations, military families dined in cafeterias, soda fountains and snack bars operated by the Exchange

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125 Years of Family Serving Family – Rosa Bell, Fort Benning

By Loyd Brumfield / July 7, 2020 /

One in a series honoring the Exchange’s 125 years of family serving family. Rosa Bell remembers how she would greet fresh-faced recruits as she served them in Fort Benning’s Sand Hill Troop Store and how they would remember her 20 years later when they returned as commanders. The store manager has seen almost everything in…

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The Exchange at 125: We Gave Berlin Residents a Much-Needed Lift

By Robert Philpot / July 7, 2020 /

The Exchange served Army pilots during the first crisis of the Cold War.

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The Exchange at 125: Transitioning to a Civilian Leader

By Robert Philpot / July 6, 2020 /

The West Point and Harvard Business School graduate and former CEO of consumer and retail companies brought extensive experience to the Exchange during a time of fiscal uncertainty.

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The Exchange at 125: A Famous Private Told Customers About Exchange Benefits

By Robert Philpot / July 6, 2020 /

Beetle Bailey loved the Camp Swampy PX.

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The Exchange at 125: From a Little Frontier Room Sprang One of America’s Largest Retailers

By Robert Philpot / July 2, 2020 /

The DoD’s largest retailer grew out of a little room on the prairie.

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