{"id":1118,"date":"2017-11-01T20:11:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T20:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2018-02-01T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T16:56:09","slug":"army-times-exchanges-offer-new-online-benefit-for-vets-starting-nov-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/11\/01\/army-times-exchanges-offer-new-online-benefit-for-vets-starting-nov-11\/","title":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2017\/10\/31\/exchanges-offer-new-online-benefit-for-vets-starting-nov-11\/\">Army Times: Exchanges offer new online benefit for vets starting Nov. 11<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1119\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/11\/01\/army-times-exchanges-offer-new-online-benefit-for-vets-starting-nov-11\/nayawhqbubbthhrxyeyjhou3xi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/NAYAWHQBUBBTHHRXYEYJHOU3XI.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,976\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NAYAWHQBUBBTHHRXYEYJHOU3XI\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/NAYAWHQBUBBTHHRXYEYJHOU3XI.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/NAYAWHQBUBBTHHRXYEYJHOU3XI.jpg?w=1200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1119 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/NAYAWHQBUBBTHHRXYEYJHOU3XI-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" \/>The military exchanges have been ramping up their stock and shoring up their websites\u2019 capability as they prepare to launch the Veterans Online Shopping Benefit on Nov. 11, potentially opening up their online, tax-free stores to millions of new customers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-print-12\">\n<p class=\"element element-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to cram thousands of products online as quickly as possible,\u201d said Capt. Bruce Brown, head of Coast Guard Community Services Command, which includes the Coast Guard Exchange System. Brown made the remarks Oct. 24 during the annual convention of the American Logistics Association. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To\u00a0see the rest of this story, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2017\/10\/31\/exchanges-offer-new-online-benefit-for-vets-starting-nov-11\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The military exchanges have been ramping up their stock and shoring up their websites\u2019 capability as they prepare to launch the Veterans Online Shopping Benefit on Nov. 11, potentially opening up their online, tax-free stores to millions of new customers. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to cram thousands of products online as quickly as possible,\u201d said Capt. 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