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#WhereHeroesWork Video: Valerie Smith, Exchange HQ

By Marcia Rhodes / November 13, 2024 /

“When I started at the Exchange, I was just looking for a job,” says Smith, whose husband served 26 years in the Army. “Within a year … I knew this was the path for me.”

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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Maysa ‘Amie’ Martin, Fort Belvoir

By Zach Wright / November 13, 2024 /

“Belvoir has always been my post,” says the 35-year associate, whose father was stationed at Fort Belvoir and whose mother also worked at the Belvoir PX.

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Veterans Day event at the Kaiserlautern Military Community Exchange.

Exchanges Worldwide Salute Heroes With Special Coins on Veterans Day

By Robert Philpot / November 12, 2024 /

For the fifth consecutive year, Exchanges worldwide honored those who have served with a challenge coin giveaway on Veterans Day. In a united sign of appreciation for their sacrifice, Veterans were eligible to receive coins at all military exchanges.

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A New Military Resource Center, a Parade Invitation and More

By Robert Philpot / November 8, 2024 /

ICYMI, here’s the week in Exchange Post coverage.

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#FlashbackFriday: 2014—The Exchange Supports Troops During the Ebola Crisis

By Robert Philpot / November 8, 2024 /

Exchange associates became “personal shoppers” for troops who had to be quarantined after they returned from West Africa to the United States.

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Show Us Your Veterans Day Pictures!

By The Exchange Post / November 7, 2024 /

Whether your store is honoring those who have served or you’re marching in a parade, send us we your Veterans Day pictures for a special Flickr album.

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LaFaye Miller screen grab.

#WhereHeroesWork Video: LaFaye Miller, Services Business Manager, Fort Sill Exchange

By Marcia Rhodes / November 6, 2024 /

A military spouse of 39 years, Miller was comforted by the knowledge that the Exchange was able to provide her husband the things he needed when he deployed.

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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Pat Pinto, JBMDL

By Zach Wright / November 5, 2024 /

The logistics assistant has done a lot in her 42 years at the Exchange–including being part of the team that set up a mobile field Exchange in New York City to support rescue workers after the 9/11 attacks.

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Managing Intense Emotions in the Moment

By Marcia Rhodes / November 4, 2024 /

Sometimes emotions can become so intense that they begin to affect our daily lives. The good news is that we can learn emotional regulation—how to handle these emotions in a healthy way.

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Ribbon cutting at the Veterans Resource Center.

Offutt Air Force Base BX Enhances Support for Veterans and Families with New Resource Center

By Keiana Holleman / November 4, 2024 /

Designed to support active-duty service members and their families stationed at Offutt AFB, the center also serves to encourage Veterans to settle and build their futures in Nebraska

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