128 Years of Family Serving Family: Mary Chainus, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
The Freshens Food Service Foreman reflects on her 30-year Exchange career before her retirement Dec. 1.
Family Serving Family
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Deniz Barcala, Kleber Kaserne
Barcala manages the Exchange’s top-performing Military Clothing store and the Wounded Heroes Service Center, which provides a unique service within the Exchange.
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Bonita Williams, Robins AFB/Moody AFB
“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…
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Frederick Puryear, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
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…
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Katharine Sanborn, End User Computing Tech, Kuwait
“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…
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Tyler Stampes, Kadena 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.”
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Ryan Bolles, Camp Foster
“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.”
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: I-Chen Chen, HR Systems
“I work for the Exchange because I feel proud to serve our troops and their families. ‘Family serving family’ embodies a culture of support, camaraderie and shared values.”
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Eddie Hill, Motor Vehicle Operator, Fort Dix Relay
The 17-year Exchange associate talks about why he loves truck driving, his favorite run, his experience bringing a mobile field Exchange into New York City when it was the epicenter of COVID, and more.
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128 Years of Family Serving Family: Belinda Brown, LG Operations Manager III, Dan Daniel Distribution Center
The 35-year associate tells her Exchange story—which is coming to an end with her retirement this month.