{"id":12924,"date":"2026-04-27T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/12924\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:00:14","slug":"stars-and-stripes-fur-ever-3000-in-gift-cards-up-for-grabs-in-exchange-pet-photo-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/12924\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars and Stripes Fur-ever: $3,000 in gift cards up for grabs in Exchange Pet Photo Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb2-plus4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Patriot Pet.jpg\" alt=\"Details of Patriot Pet photo contest\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default-font lh-default ma0 mh3 mt0 pb3\">\n\t\t\t\t (Illustration courtesy of Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">OKINAWA \u2013 Attention Exchange shoppers. It\u2019s time to showcase those patriotic pets.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">The Patriot Pet Just Say \u201cTreat\u201d Photo Contest, from the Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service and Hills Pet Nutrition, offers participants the opportunity to win a share of the $3,000 in Exchange gift cards. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">From May 1 through May 31, eligible Exchange shoppers 18 years and older\u2014including honorably discharged Veterans, Department of War and Coast Guard civilians and retirees\u2014can submit a patriotic photo of their pets to <a href=\"https:\/\/ShopMyExchange.com\/sweepstakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ShopMyExchange.com\/sweepstakes<\/a> for a chance to win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">\u201cPets are beloved members of the family that bring joy into our lives,\u201d Camp Foster Exchange Store Manager Roland Guerra Jr. said. \u201cThis photo contest is a great way to appreciate the companions that our Soldiers, Airmen, Guardians and military families cherish.\u201d&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">Two grand-prize winners will each receive a $500 Exchange gift card. Eight runners-up will each receive a $250 gift card. No purchase is necessary to enter.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">Contest rules can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/ShopMyExchange.com\/sweepstakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ShopMyExchange.com\/sweepstakes<\/a>. Winners will be selected on or around June 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Illustration courtesy of Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs) OKINAWA \u2013 Attention Exchange shoppers. It\u2019s time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[10733,615,4032,10732,8,162,10736,10737,10734,2174,10735,1447],"class_list":{"0":"post-12924","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-okinawa","8":"tag-aafes","9":"tag-cats","10":"tag-dogs","11":"tag-gift-cards","12":"tag-japan","13":"tag-okinawa","14":"tag-okinawa-exchange","15":"tag-patriot-pet","16":"tag-pet-photo-contest","17":"tag-pets","18":"tag-photo-contest","19":"tag-stars-and-stripes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}