LIGHTS, CAMERA, COMMISSARY: DeCA supports veteran family featured in Military Makeover TV show

FORT LEE, Va. - The commissary benefitis going Hollywood with the Defense Commissary Agency's support of veterans featured in the "Military Makeover with Montel" series airing on Lifetime TV.

Military Makeover is led by Montel Williams, a TV talk show host and Marine Corps and Navy veteran. The series honors veterans by bringing together retailers, designers, contractors, landscapers and other home improvement companies to help transform their homes and lives.

The show's 30th makeover will feature Justin and Kristie Ziegler and their family. Justin and Kristie are Air Force veterans, childhood sweethearts from South Florida, who both deployed to Afghanistan. The show was taped in March and airs on the following dates: Episode 1 - May 20 and May 26; Episode 2 - May 27 and June 2; Episode 3 - June 3 and June 9; and Episode 4 - June 10 and June 16. The show airs on Lifetime, Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 a.m. (ET/PT).

DeCA Director and CEO Bill Moore and his senior enlisted advisor, Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo, traveled to the Ziegler's home in Jupiter, Florida, where they took part in DeCA's participation during production of Military Makeover on March 21.

As one of the participating retailers, DeCA stocked the Ziegler's pantry with groceries donated from EURPAC, a distribution group that delivers products to the military supply channel.

"The show has a noble track record of supporting deserving military veterans, and we saw this season as an opportunity to help two deserving veterans, Justin and Kristie Ziegler, and their family," Moore said. "It's an added bonus that we can also use this show as a platform to help spread the word to other disabled veterans that they are authorized to use the commissary, a benefit they've earned through their selfless service."

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About DeCA:The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Commissaries provide a military benefit, saving authorized patrons thousands of dollars annually on their purchases compared to similar products at commercial retailers. The discounted prices include a 5-percent surcharge, which covers the costs of building new commissaries and modernizing existing ones. A core military family support element, and a valued part of military pay and benefits, commissaries contribute to family readiness, enhance the quality of life for America's military and their families, and help recruit and retain the best and brightest men and women to serve their country.