DaJudge
September 11th, 2007, 09:26 PM
NEWS RELEASE: 07-074 S
September 11, 2007
AAFES MEDIA CONTACT: JUDD ANSTEY ? anstey@aafes.com (anstey@aafes.com)
Magnetic military keepsakes deliver lasting memories
DALLAS ? As part of a year-round effort to communicate support and appreciation for those
who serve and protect, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service?s (AAFES?) ?Patriot Family (http://www.aafes.com/Patriot_Family/home.asp)
Connection? campaign will unveil a limited series of magnetic trading pins, specific to activities
throughout Operation Iraqi Freedom, in late September.
Currently available only at AAFES BX/PX operations in Iraq, the first series of trading pins
features 30 images unique to each location a particular pin will be offered. For example, a pin
featuring an F-16 resting on the tarmac as the sun rises behind it will only be available at the
Taji BX/PX, while another pin showing an M-1 Abrams in action will only be found at the
Ramadi exchange. The name of the Camp or Air Force Base each respective pin is offered will
further differentiate each design.
?The Patriot Family Trading Pin program is an effort to bridge support between the home front
and the front lines, allowing troops to share their unique experiences with family and loved
ones,? said AAFES? Chief of Communications Lt. Col. Dean Thurmond. ?Because these pins
will initially be exclusive to OIF, our Quality Assurance team has been busy testing their
strength and reliability. The result is a durable souvenir that won?t fall off a duffel bag, damage
clothing or fall to pieces when exposed to the hot, desert sun.?
Locations that Series One Limited Collectors ?Patriot Family? magnetic trading pins will be
available, along with brief description of images depicted, are as follows:
Camp Liberty ? Palace and pool
Al Asad ? Troops and helicopter silhouettes
Balad ? Barbwire fence silhouette
Balad West ? Camel with packs
Balad TFE ? Sand storm
Camp Speicher ? M1117 Armored Security Vehicles with F-16
Speicher North - Chinook
Mosul ? Troops and helicopter
Taji ? F-16 with sunrise
Taji MCSS ? Silhouette of two service members
Taqaddum TQ ? Troops with helicopter in background
Tallil/LSA Adder ? Soldier kissing a letter from home
Ali AB Tent City ? ?Dig in, hunker down?
Camp Fallujah ? ?Welcome to Camp Fallujah, Iraq? sign
CPA (OCPA) ? Crossed swords with helicopter
Ramadi - M-1 Abrams firing
Kirkuk ? American flag
Victory South ? Camel silhouette
Q west/ Endurance ? Troops cleaning Big Guns
Striker ? Tank turret
Rustimiyah ? Silhouette of troops with flag pole
Falcon ? Camo netting with troops in background
Camp Slayer ? ?Inquisitive camel?
Sykes ? UH 60 silhouette
Baqubah ? Tent City with U.S. flag
Sather AFB ? F-16s in flight
CSC Scania ? Apache helicopter
Cedar II ? Troops with American flag
Echo ? C-17
Kalsu - Checkpoint
September 11, 2007
AAFES MEDIA CONTACT: JUDD ANSTEY ? anstey@aafes.com (anstey@aafes.com)
Magnetic military keepsakes deliver lasting memories
DALLAS ? As part of a year-round effort to communicate support and appreciation for those
who serve and protect, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service?s (AAFES?) ?Patriot Family (http://www.aafes.com/Patriot_Family/home.asp)
Connection? campaign will unveil a limited series of magnetic trading pins, specific to activities
throughout Operation Iraqi Freedom, in late September.
Currently available only at AAFES BX/PX operations in Iraq, the first series of trading pins
features 30 images unique to each location a particular pin will be offered. For example, a pin
featuring an F-16 resting on the tarmac as the sun rises behind it will only be available at the
Taji BX/PX, while another pin showing an M-1 Abrams in action will only be found at the
Ramadi exchange. The name of the Camp or Air Force Base each respective pin is offered will
further differentiate each design.
?The Patriot Family Trading Pin program is an effort to bridge support between the home front
and the front lines, allowing troops to share their unique experiences with family and loved
ones,? said AAFES? Chief of Communications Lt. Col. Dean Thurmond. ?Because these pins
will initially be exclusive to OIF, our Quality Assurance team has been busy testing their
strength and reliability. The result is a durable souvenir that won?t fall off a duffel bag, damage
clothing or fall to pieces when exposed to the hot, desert sun.?
Locations that Series One Limited Collectors ?Patriot Family? magnetic trading pins will be
available, along with brief description of images depicted, are as follows:
Camp Liberty ? Palace and pool
Al Asad ? Troops and helicopter silhouettes
Balad ? Barbwire fence silhouette
Balad West ? Camel with packs
Balad TFE ? Sand storm
Camp Speicher ? M1117 Armored Security Vehicles with F-16
Speicher North - Chinook
Mosul ? Troops and helicopter
Taji ? F-16 with sunrise
Taji MCSS ? Silhouette of two service members
Taqaddum TQ ? Troops with helicopter in background
Tallil/LSA Adder ? Soldier kissing a letter from home
Ali AB Tent City ? ?Dig in, hunker down?
Camp Fallujah ? ?Welcome to Camp Fallujah, Iraq? sign
CPA (OCPA) ? Crossed swords with helicopter
Ramadi - M-1 Abrams firing
Kirkuk ? American flag
Victory South ? Camel silhouette
Q west/ Endurance ? Troops cleaning Big Guns
Striker ? Tank turret
Rustimiyah ? Silhouette of troops with flag pole
Falcon ? Camo netting with troops in background
Camp Slayer ? ?Inquisitive camel?
Sykes ? UH 60 silhouette
Baqubah ? Tent City with U.S. flag
Sather AFB ? F-16s in flight
CSC Scania ? Apache helicopter
Cedar II ? Troops with American flag
Echo ? C-17
Kalsu - Checkpoint