\u201cWe are excited to hear and share stories of support and homecoming,\u201d said the Exchange\u2019s Chief of Staff Col. Tom Ockenfels. \u201cWe are grateful for military families\u2019 service and sacrifices. We\u2019ve been with service members on the frontlines and with their families on the homefront.\u00a0No one is happier than us to celebrate as loved ones are welcomed home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Five winners of the Exchange\u2019s Thomas Blackshear figurine giveaway will be notified on or about March 14. No purchase is necessary and entrants must include their name, email and home address, name of the nearest Exchange, daytime phone number, rank or occupation of sponsor. There is a limit of one entry per family. For complete details visit www.shopmyexchange.com\/patriotfamily<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n — 30 \u2013<\/p>\n The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is a joint non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense and is directed by a Board of Directors which is responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force through the Service Chiefs of Staff. \u00a0The Exchange has the dual mission of providing authorized patrons with quality merchandise and services at competitively low prices and generating non-appropriated fund earnings as a supplemental source of funding for military morale, welfare and recreation programs. To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our Web site at http:\/\/www.shopmyexchange.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n Media Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative please contact Kelsey Kirsch, 214-312-4566 <\/p>\n\t<\/a><\/span> or kirschkm@aafes.com.<\/p>\n