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Warrant Officer Al Renteria during the Gulf War, long before he retired, founded Operation Interdependence, and began shipping signed chess sets to the troops. -- Mar 2000

From its simulated desert command post at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas, Operation Interdependence launches the Signature Chess Sets Program -- 20 Apr 2005

Miss Oceanside and Peter Shikli, the MegaChess CEO, signing chess pieces at the Mission Marketplace Military Appreciation Day in Oceanside, CA. -- 29 Jun 05

3rd Battalion, 25th Marines in Iraq. Bare walls except for pictures from home and a Marine's rifle. -- 23 Jul 05

Shipped from the Marine Parents United Convention to TF S1,3-15 IN -- 14 Sept 05

ROTC, Boy Scouts, US Army, and kids sign chess sets at the Oceana Festival in Virginia. -- 21 Sep 05

1st Battalion, 5th Marines in Iraq. -- 8 Oct 05

Chess signing at the National Association of Convenience Stores in Las Vegas. -- 10 Nov 05

Mississippi Army National Guard, 1st Platoon, Viper Company stationed in Iraq. -- 20 Nov 05

Deputy Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Navy Gordon England signs the chess pieces to be given to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for wounded troops to use as part of their rehabilitation process. -- 10 Dec 05

Signing well wishes at Wal-Mart in Dumfries, VA on chess pieces going to Walter Reed Army Medical Center. -- 10 Dec 05

Command Sergeants Major Lawrence Holland, 7th Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense accepting signed chess sets arriving at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. -- 30 Dec 05

Happy wishes written at the "Happiest Place on Earth", Disneyland, CA. -- 22 Feb 06

Jose Sanchez, US Army in Iraq. -- 15 Mar 06

Chess piece signing at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas -- 27 April 2006

Chess piece signing in Indiana for kids and the young at heart -- 15 May 2006

And at a 9/11 memorial service at the George W. Bush Presidential Library NY City Policeman, Sgt. Chris Gallagher (knealing), and Brian Freeman of the London Fire Brigade -- 9 Sept 2006

Bringing out the big guns, a MegaChess set with a 6-foot king (above) at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters trade show. Signing at left is David K Rehr, President of the NAB. And below is rock-and-roll legend Chubby Checker signing a chess piece.

Chess signing by Space Shuttle workers from Boeing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

At the offices of the Director of the VA facilities in the Los Angeles area with Jane Schwartz (left), the CEO of Operation Interdependence, and Al Renteria (right), the Founder.

A chess signing at a Walmart store

Signings by the players in the Bookcliff Middle School Invitational Chess Tournament

Somewhere in Iraq

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