History
Today is the 61st anniversary of the president’s assassination, inspiring this look at Exchange activity with a link to him,
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The space-themed grand opening coincided with a holiday theme. Both themes coincided with howling winds and freezing temperatures, neither of which could stop customers from checking out the new store, which replaced facilities that dated to World War II.
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Exchange associates became “personal shoppers” for troops who had to be quarantined after they returned from West Africa to the United States.
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The beginning of National Native American Heritage Month is one of the inspirations behind this look back at a visit by Navajo Code Talkers, a group of Marines whose encrypted messages based on the Navajo language helped lead to U.S. victory in the Pacific during the war.
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With Halloween coming up next Thursday, Flashback Friday takes a look back at some Halloween pictures in the Exchange Post archives,
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The roots of National Disability Employment Awareness Month date to 1945. The Exchange was hiring associates with disabilities before that.
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For National Hispanic Heritage Month, Flashback Friday looks back on the story of Javier Cerna, a 31-year Exchange associate who retired as senior vice president of Western Region in 2005.
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For National POW/MIA Recognition Day, #FlashbackFriday looks back on the stories of Guy Charland, William Yingst and Robert G. Glass, three past associates whose World War II stories go beyond their being prisoners of war.
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On Sept. 13, 1983—41 years ago this weekend—a tactical field Exchange (TFE) opened in Comayagua, Honduras. Two more rapidly followed in the Central American country, one opening Sept. 17 in San Lorenzo and the other on Sept. 24 in Puerto Castilla. In July of that year, the U.S. Military Command in Panama contacted then-general manager…
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Wednesday will mark the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Exchange associates worldwide offered support in many ways after the attacks.
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