“I earned this,” Reichenthal said. “And, we have the PX close by. I’m going to use it.”
Reichenthal served in the Navy during World War II. He discharged in 1946 and joined the reserves during the Korean War. His military career totaled 3 ½ years, ending in 1952 – the last time he was able to shop at a military exchange. Reichenthal, who lives with his wife, Isla, in Columbia, S.C., is looking forward to shopping tax-free at the Fort Jackson Exchange.
Exchange privileges expanded to:
• All veterans with service-connected disabilities.
• Veterans who are Purple Heart recipients.
• Veterans who are former prisoners of war.
• Primary family caregivers for veterans who are enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.
The new patron group will also have access to commissaries and morale, welfare and recreation retail facilities located on U.S. military installations.
All honorably discharged veterans can shop the military exchanges online, through a benefit that was secured in 2017. Since then, veterans have saved more than $8 million in sales tax. Veterans can determine their eligibility to shop online at www.ShopMyExchange.com/vets.
Veterans who need additional information about the in-store patronage expansion can visit the Veterans section on the Exchange’s Community Hub.
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