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Troopswap Aims to Be Daily Deals for Soldiers [Video]

2011-07-29 by Phil Butler

TroopSwap Co-Founders Blake Hall and Matthew Thompson with Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden

Troopswap.com, an innovative deal network for military service people and vets, has announced a 925 thousand dollar round of funding from angel investors. The funding will be used to further expand Troopswap’s innitiatives from Hampton Roads, Virginia, to Washington DC and San Diego, California.

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