Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Eastman | Martin Kocian (center) is presented with a $5,000 Exchange gift card at the Joint Base...... read more read more
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A military retiree from Victoria, Texas was presented with a $5,000 Exchange gift card at the Randolph Exchange on July 22.
Martin Kocian, who served in the Army Reserve for 24 years before retiring at the rank of Sgt. 1st Class, was picked at random to win the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Promotion in Motion sweepstakes from nearly 20,000 entrants last month.
While Kocian said he regularly enters Exchange contests, the $5,000 gift card is by far the most valuable prize he’s won yet.
“You’re excited when you hear you’ve won, but until you get it you don’t realize how big of a deal it really is,” he said. “Then, when you finally hold it in your hand, the reality of it all sets in and you get really excited.”
Kocian said he and his wife, Geneva, have simply been spending the card as they go – though he wants to make sure he has enough left over to buy a diamond ring for Geneva.
“We ordered a camera and a few different things,” he said. “There are a few big ticket items and appliances that we need. We’ll put it to good use. It’s not going to go stale on me.”
Larry Salgado, general manager of the Randolph Exchange, said the Exchange is happy to provide shoppers like Kocian with the opportunity to win such valuable prizes.
“Offering our shoppers the chance to win something of serious value is just another way we seek to add value to the Exchange shopping experience,” Salgado said. “Our customers are heroes, and sweepstakes such as these are simply a small ‘thank you’ to those who work so hard to protect American freedoms.”
| Date Taken: | 08.15.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 08.17.2016 15:24 |
| Story ID: | 207467 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, TX, US |
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