Family Serving Family

128 Years of Family Serving Family: Sgt. Jeremy Patterson, Fort Cavazos Exchange

By Keiana Holleman / December 13, 2023 /

As a Soldier and Exchange associate, the softline sales area manager feels a strong bond to the military and the Exchange.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Marne Gulde, Fort Huachuca

By Travis Day / December 5, 2023 /

The Fort Huachuca general manager, who has worked at nearly a dozen Exchanges in her 18-year career, shares her memories of deployment, Hurricane Michael and more.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Mary Chainus, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

By Marisa Conner / November 29, 2023 /

The Freshens Food Service Foreman reflects on her 30-year Exchange career before her retirement Dec. 1.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Deniz Barcala, Kleber Kaserne

By Orisha Spence / November 20, 2023 /

Barcala manages the Exchange’s top-performing Military Clothing store and the Wounded Heroes Service Center, which provides a unique service within the Exchange.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Andrea Silverhorn, HR Talent

By Robert Philpot / November 13, 2023 /

Nov. 13 is Silverhorn’s 14th anniversary working for the Exchange. But it was part of her life for a long time before that.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Bonita Williams, Robins AFB/Moody AFB

By Marisa Conner / November 8, 2023 /

“I consider it a privilege to ‘talk up’ the Exchange—who we are, what we do, whom we serve and the fact that we go wherever the troops and their families go. It gives the Exchange an entirely different meaning!”

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Frederick Puryear, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

By Marisa Conner / October 30, 2023 /

The Express manager’s parents both served in the Air Force, but he knew active-duty military life wasn’t for him. “So I wanted the next best thing. I knew what the Exchange did and wanted to be a part of that.”

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Katharine Sanborn, End User Computing Tech, Kuwait

By Orisha Spence / October 24, 2023 /

“I wanted to gain more professional experience, but I also saw the positive force the Exchange was for my mother, and I wanted to join the Exchange family,” says Sanborn, whose mother, a 27-year Exchange associate, recently retired.

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Tyler Stampes, Kadena Exchange

By SSG Mark Kauffman / October 11, 2023 /

“I wanted to pursue a career in the retail field and the Exchange allowed me to serve the military community and pursue my passion in retail.”

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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Ryan Bolles, Camp Foster

By SSG Mark Kauffman / October 3, 2023 /

“I work at the customer service desk, and I love what I do. I get to ask our customers how they are doing and if I can help them, I have done my job.”

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