128 Years of Family Serving Family: Ronald Retuta, MVO and 55-Year Exchange Veteran, Hawaii Distribution Center
The Hawaii native had worked for the Exchange since 1968. And he doesn’t have any plans to stop.

The Hawaii native had worked for the Exchange since 1968. And he doesn’t have any plans to stop.

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

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.

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

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

“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…

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…

“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…

“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.”

“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.”
