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Remember service members
with exchange gift card
Americans can give back to the people who defend their coun-
try by sending a service member an Army & Air Force Exchange
Service gift card.
Exchange gift cards can be sent to Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors
and Marines deployed to Afghanistan, Kuwait and other con-
tingency locations to redeem through the Defense Department’s
largest exchange service.
These cards can be used by service members and their families
for all the products they have available at home in the U.S.,
such as electronics, apparel, food and drinks. With nearly $1.5
million donated since 2008, exchange gift cards have proven to
be a popular way for the American public to show support for
the Armed Forces.
“Having access to some comforts of home is very important
for the more than 150,000 service members stationed overseas,”
said Pete Alaniz, Luke Exchange general manager. “Exchange
gift cards remind our troops that the American people want to
take care of them while they work to protect our freedom.”
Redeeming an Exchange gift card is reserved for authorized
military shoppers, however, any American can give their sup-
port by visiting www.shopmyexchange.com/scs/ and sending a
card from as little as $10 up to $500.
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Sailor or Marine or sent to “any service member” through the
Fisher House Foundation, Air Force Aid Society, Warrior and
Family Support Center or Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
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If by now, you are thinking this is merely
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stand what is being communicated to us,
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be a component of any warrior. We should
always check our ego at the debrief door.
This quality only adds to a leader’s ability
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said. “If you know you’re going to be riding, you can sign up
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‡ Department of Transportation approved full-face helmet
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‡ Riding jacket with built-in armored protection
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– Military rates available.
– Kids stay free with parents
– Spacious one-bedroom suites
COMPLIMENTARY:
– full made-to-order breakfast daily
– two-hour evening reception nightly
– 24-hour airport transportation
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