Marisa Conner

They Serve Too! Army & Air Force Exchange Service Celebrates Month of the Military Child in April

By Marisa Conner / March 30, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is committed to making life better for military communities—including our youngest heroes. The Exchange is celebrating the 2021 Month of the Military Child with virtual events, activities, games and giveaways throughout April. “Military children are often likened to dandelions because they blossom wherever they land,” said…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Honors Vietnam Veterans in Ceremonies Worldwide

By Marisa Conner / March 29, 2021 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service honored Vietnam Veterans for their distinguished service during pinning ceremonies worldwide for National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Veterans received free lapel pins, provided in partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, on March 29 as lasting mementos of our Nation’s appreciation for these…

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service to Honor Vietnam Veterans with Pinning Ceremonies March 29

By Marisa Conner / March 23, 2021 /

DALLAS – March 29 is National Vietnam War Veteran Day, and Army & Air Force Exchange Service stores around the world are hosting contactless pinning ceremonies to honor Vietnam Veterans’ service, valor and sacrifice. Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15,…

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Five Military Winners Have Holiday Bills Paid Off in MILITARY STAR Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / March 18, 2021 /

DALLAS – The holidays may be long over, but for the winners of the MILITARY STAR® Your Holiday Bill Is on Us sweepstakes, the best holiday gift came after the new year. The MILITARY STAR credit card program paid more than $40,000 in credit balances for the winners. Five grand-prize winners had their entire bills…

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Where Heroes Win! Exchange Shoppers Score More Than $1.1 Million in Prizes in 2020

By Marisa Conner / March 16, 2021 /

 DALLAS – The military community knows the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is the place to save—and win. Service members, Veterans, retirees and military family members won more than $1.1 million in military-exclusive prizes through Exchange sweepstakes in 2020. “This blew us away,” said Emily Jennings, a civilian public affairs specialist with the U.S.…

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New MILITARY STAR Accounts Receive 15% Off First-Day Purchases March 12 to 25

By Marisa Conner / March 8, 2021 /

DALLAS – Spring is almost here, and savings are blooming at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. Shoppers who open and use a new MILITARY STAR® account from March 12 to 25 will receive 15% off on all first-day purchases, instead of the regular 10%. The discount will appear as a credit on the…

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Military Shoppers Can Eat Healthy, Save Money on Salad Wednesdays at the Exchange

By Marisa Conner / March 3, 2021 /

DALLAS – Better for you, better for your wallet—the military community can save money while making healthy eating choices every Wednesday at Army & Air Force Exchange Service restaurants. Exchange diners save $2 on all salads priced $4 or more each Wednesday at any Exchange direct-operated restaurant. Diners can save an additional 10% when using…

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From KITV-4: Hawai’i soldier receives Christmas gift in February

By Marisa Conner / March 2, 2021 /

HONOLULU, Hawaii – It may be well into the new year, but one Hawaii Army National Guard Soldier is still celebrating the holidays. Staff Sgt. Ross Lazaro was selected as a grand-prize winner in a contest to pay off his holiday bill. Read more from KITV.com.

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Exchange Shoppers Can Win a Sweet $2,000 in Prizes in Trolli Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / February 25, 2021 /

DALLAS – Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can find sweetness this spring with a chance at $2,000 in prizes. With the Trolli sweepstakes from March 1 to 31, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 years and older can enter to win a $250 Exchange gift card by visiting ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes. Eight winners will be randomly selected.…

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From KOLD-TV: Retired soldier’s shopping tab paid in full at Fort Huachuca

By Marisa Conner / February 23, 2021 /

TUCSON, Ariz. — The holidays were extra merry for retired Sgt. 1st Class Anna Merryman, a grand-prize winner in the MILITARY STAR card’s seventh annual Your Holiday Bill Is on Us sweepstakes. “I was so excited when I found out. I was beside myself,” said Merryman, a Sierra Vista resident who served 20 years in…

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