09/03/2026
The results are in! Olive and Hunter just took home top honors and $500 in Exchange gift cards during the Exchange’s Patriot Pet Just Say “Treat” Photo Contest. Read more: https://aafes.media/3SFqIT3
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service announced the grand-prize winners of the Patriot Pet Just Say “Treat” Photo contest, with a presidential cat and a patriotic dog fetching a $500 Exchange gift card.
Olive, a 9-year-old cat belonging to Dominick Denicoa, a Marine Corps Veteran, was dressed up in presidential attire and posed on a chair resembling the Lincoln Memorial.
“Olive is really the heart of our family,” said Robin, Dominick’s spouse. “She brings an immense amount of joy to our home, as well as nonstop fun and laughs. When we have had hard days and hard times, she always makes things better.”
The second grand-prize winner, Johnathan Moreno, a Navy Veteran, was practicing his photography when he captured the winning shot of his dog Hunter sitting stoically beneath a billowing flag.
“I was surprised,” he said. “I didn’t expect to win. It was a confidence booster for my photography.”
Eligible shoppers submitted photos of their pets decked out in patriotic style for a chance to win a share of $3,000 in Exchange gift cards.
Eight runners-up each received a $250 Exchange gift card.
