#FlashbackFriday: 2003—a Big Grand Opening in Qatar
More than 300 people stood in line for the grand opening, with Exchange Commander Maj. Gen. Kathryn Frost helping cut the ribbon
Flashback Friday
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#FlashbackFriday: Read About an Associate Who Started in 1919—and Retired in 1964
Raymond D. Conner was a World War I Veteran who started working for the Exchange after answering a newspaper ad. When he retired, he was the Exchange’s longest-serving associate.
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#FlashbackFriday: Dipping Into Dunkin’ History at the Exchange
In honor of the first Exchange-run Dunkin’ Donuts opening 22 years ago, Flashback Friday looks at some Dunkin’ locations at Excange around the world.
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#FlashbackFriday: 1969—The Exchange Supports the First ‘Reforger’ Exercise, Beginning a Decades-Long Tradition
The “We Go Where You Go” spirit continued as Reforger became an annual exercise that lasted until 1993. Here are some photos of Exchange support through the years.
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#FlashbackFriday: Jimmy Carter’s Exchange Visits
The former president, who passed away Dec. 29, made a few Exchange stops during and after his presidency.
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#FlashbackFriday: 1999—The Exchange Prepares for Y2K
In the late 1990s, concerns arose about how computers would react to a year represented numerically as “00.” The Exchange began preparing for Y2K more than two years before the year 2000 happened.
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#FlashbackFriday: December 1963—the Exchange’s Morocco Era Ends
Sixty-one years ago this month, the Exchange closed its operations in Morocco, where it had operated stores since World War II.
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#FlashbackFriday: The Pearl Harbor Attack and the Exchange
This Saturday, Dec. 7, is the 83rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Flashback Friday took a look in Exchange Post archives for connections to the Exchange—and found stories about a few survivors…
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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange’s Connections to President Kennedy
Today is the 61st anniversary of the president’s assassination, inspiring this look at Exchange activity with a link to him,
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#FlashbackFriday: 1969—Apollo 12 and a New Exchange Launch (But Only One Has Moon Maidens)
The space-themed grand opening coincided with a holiday theme. Both themes coincided with howling winds and freezing temperatures, neither of which could stop customers from checking out the new store, which replaced facilities that dated…
