#FlashbackFriday: The Gold and Platinum Records at HQ and Other Musical Hits
Why does the Exchange have gold and platinum albums at headquarters? Also: A look back at an Exchange record shop; associates who became songwriters.
Flashback Friday
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#FlashbackFriday: 12 Years Ago, a Cairo Exchange Pressed on During a Revolution
On Jan. 25, 2011—12 years ago this week—protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime broke out in Egypt, where the streets of downtown Cairo were filled with thousands of protesters. Mass arrests, injuries and a…
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#FlashbackFriday: 42 Years Ago, the Exchange Helped Welcome Hostages Freed From Iran
The freed hostages were first flown to Algiers, Algeria, before they were transported to Rhein-Main Air Base near Frankfurt, Germany. The 50,000-square foot Hainerberg shopping center near Wiesbaden, about 25 miles west of the air…
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#FlashbackFriday: 10 Years Ago, a Unique Exchange Facility for Wounded Heroes Opened in Germany
On Jan. 16, 2013, the Exchange’s Wounded Heroes Service Center celebrated its grand opening at Kleber Kaserne, part of the Kaiserlautern Military Community in Germany,
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#FlashbackFriday: In December ’89, Exchange Teams Executed a Difficult Holiday Mission in Panama
At 12:30 a.m. Dec. 20, 1989, President George H.W. Bush initiated Operation JUST CAUSE, sending 24,000 troops from every branch of the military to Panama to protect U.S. military bases in the country from an…
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#FlashbackFriday: 66 Years Ago, the Exchange Welcomed Hungarian Refugees to the U.S.
On Dec. 9, 1956—66 years ago today—President Eisenhower announced that 15,000 Hungarian refugees would be allowed to enter the United States after Soviet troops crushed an uprising in Budapest. Operation Safe Haven, also known as…
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#FlashbackFriday: Fifty-Five Years Ago, HQ Moved to Dallas
In 1966, seeking a location in the central part of the country, Exchange leaders made the decision to relocate headquarters to Dallas after having been based in New York City since the late 1940s. The…
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#ThrowbackThursday: The Long Road to the Veterans Online Shopping Benefit
On Veterans Day, the Exchange will mark the fifth anniversary of the Veterans online shopping benefit. But the Nov. 11, 2017, launch was the culmination of a long journey
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#FlashbackFriday: Some Slices of History Honoring National Sandwich Day
We sandwiched in some photos of sandwich-specific spots in Exchange history.
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#FlashbackFriday: October 1983—The Exchange Supports Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada
On Oct. 25, 1983, U.S. troops invaded Grenada, a small Caribbean island about 100 miles north of the Venezuela coast. The mission, dubbed Operation Urgent Fury, was to rescue U.S. citizens who were on the…
