Defense Credit Union Council Exhibit Opens atAmerica’s Credit Union Museum

Manchester, N.H. (November 1, 2004) --- An exhibit highlighting the Defense Credit Union Council's (DCUC) contributions to the credit union movement was dedicated recently in a special ceremony at America’s Credit Union Museum in Manchester, NH.

Representatives from throughout the credit union industry, the Armed Forces Financial Network and the DCUC attended the opening of the exhibit.

"The DCUC was created 40 years ago to address the challenges of a mobile field of membership. Defense credit unions today serve more than 10 million Americans and hold more than $85 billion in assets," said Roland 'Arty' Arteaga, president/CEO of the Defense Credit Union Council. "The exhibit in America's Credit Union Museum celebrates the value that defense credit unions provide to U.S. military personnel worldwide."

The new DCUC exhibit in the Museum includes a room with panels that detail the role of defense credit unions and a bronze eagle to honor credit union service to U.S. military around the world.

"Throughout my fifty year career in the credit union movement there have been some special moments. The dedication of the DCUC exhibit is one of those," said Jean Yokem, DCUC Board Chairman and president/CEO of Hampton, VA-based Langley Federal Credit Union. "I am honored to have the DCUC enshrined in America’s Credit Union Museum."

Service Credit Union was the catalyst for the establishment of a permanent exhibit for the DCUC at America’s Credit Union Museum. The $900 million Portsmouth, NH-based military credit union donated $30,000 to the museum to honor the DCUC.

Shown (L to R) Gordon Simmons, Service Credit Union President/CEO and Treasurer of the DCUC; Jean Yokem, Langley FCU President/CEO and Chairman of the DCUC and Roland 'Arty' Arteaga, president/CEO of the Defense Credit Union Council.

"The DCUC is an extremely valuable resource for defense credit unions," said Gordon Simmons, president/CEO of Service Credit Union and Treasurer of the DCUC board. "The cooperative relationship that the DCUC fosters is a primary reason for the success of America’s defense credit unions."

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America’s Credit Union Museum (ACUM) promotes the heritage of the credit union movement through the preservation of the industry’s history. ACUM is housed in the building of the first U.S. credit union in Manchester, NH. Additional information about ACUM can be found at www.acumuseum.com.

The Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) is an organization of approximately 281 military credit unions with over 10 million members and assets of more than $85 billion. Twenty-five of the top 100 and 13 of the top 50 credit unions in the U.S. are members of the DCUC. DCUC membership consists wholly or in part of personnel of the U.S. Department of Defense, both military and civilian and it is the only cohesive liaison with the Department of Defense regarding matters unique to defense credit unions.

For more information, call the museum at 603-629-1553 or visit its web site at www.acumuseum.org.

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