You’re leaving money on the table. That’s the message the Defense Commissary Agency is saying to military retirees and other eligible beneficiaries, such as disabled veterans and their designated family caregivers, Purple Heart recipients and former prisoners of war.

Children of authorized commissary shoppers can help save the environment and enter to win a chance at a $25 gift card in the Defense Commissary Agency’s Month of the Military Child contest April 1-30. “Our military youth experience many sacrifices associated with living in military families – moving from place to place and in many instances watching a parent deploy,” said Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director. “During April, the Month of the Military Child, we celebrate our military families and applaud their children for the adversity they’ve overcome.”

Diamond Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific Chocolate Nut Pie Crust products due to the presence of live larvae in the crust, according to a recall notice from the Defense Commissary Agency’s food safety office sent March 29.

The idea of saving money sounds appealing but the road to get there can be overwhelming. April’s Military Saves Month campaign walks you through setting a goal and making a savings plan to improve your financial life and build wealth. Commissaries worldwide join the effort by spreading the Military Saves Month message and providing a financial benefit to our military patrons.

National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, honors Vietnam War-era veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice during a conflict that lasted more than 20 years. As the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) joins the nation’s salute to its Vietnam War-era service members, the agency reflects on the commissaries that provided the benefit in that war zone.

Select commissaries and exchanges worldwide are planning recognition events to honor veterans, surviving spouses and their families for Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29. Vietnam War-era veterans who served from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975 will receive commemorative lapel pins. Participants are advised to check with their local commissaries and exchanges for scheduled ceremonies.

Kao USA, Inc. has initiated a recall on specific sizes and lots of Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizer products because of the potential presence of Pluralibacter gergoviae, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent March 20.

You can’t blame service members from the past for having a sweet tooth for chocolate when you consider they had to suffer through military cuisine such as hardtack. Eventually, U.S. troops became known by children worldwide for the chocolate candy they carried in their rations. Today, military commissaries offer these sweet treats in many forms and at significant savings for eligible customers worldwide.