Retirements
By the time Dale Harbour arrived at the Exchange in August 2014, he had already had a successful career as a lawyer in the civilian business world. At the Exchange, the Army Veteran found something he couldn’t find in that world.
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As an Air Force spouse, Lori Maggard began working at the Mountain Home Air Force Base Exchange’s Military Clothing store in 1984 to earn money for a new television set. What she didn’t know was that she was beginning a lifelong career.
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Ever since she joined the Exchange in 1991, Karen Cardin has had a lot of roles at the Exchange. But even before she joined, the Exchange played a lot of roles in her life.
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Tony Ventura was hired in 1988 after an unusual interview. He went on to serve on three continents. Since 2016, he has been a vice president, first for Store Operations and then a regional vice president in Europe and now Central Region.
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Karen Stack’s Exchange journey has lasted over 47 years and included groundbreaking moments, but her love and support of the military community reaches well beyond her career.
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“I was born into this man’s Air Force. I went from having a dependent’s ID card to having an AAFES ID card. I have never not been able to shop at the Exchange.”
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Jun King started at the Exchange as a part-time Burger King associate. She didn’t expect to stay with the Exchange as long as she did.
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Many Exchange retirement ceremonies have taken place in the Brian Sonntag Room, an auditorium on the first floor of Dallas headquarters. On Aug. 31, Sonntag’s own retirement ceremony will happen in the room named in his honor. From March 2004 to March 2005, Sonntag was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to a…
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