#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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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#FlashbackFriday: When the Exchange Passed ‘Go’ to Collaborate on Military Monopoly Editions
Some 20 years ago, the Exchange played a role in the development of special Army…
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#FlashbackFriday: The Associate Who Wrote the Yankees Theme Song—And More
Lou Stallman, who was an Exchange cafeteria worker in 1956, also helped write hits for…
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#FlashbackFriday: A Whole Latte Pictures for National Coffee Day
Sept. 29 was National Coffee Day, but rather than believe that is a day late,…
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#FlashbackFriday: Five Years Ago, Hurricane Maria Struck Puerto Rico, Where the Exchange Was Resilient
The storm made landfall Sept. 20, 2017—while the island was still recovering from Hurricane Irma,…
