TAPS is pleased to offer, through the generosity of the Fisher House Foundation, a limited number of airline tickets for survivors attending the National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for the first time.

TAPS completely funds hotel, meals and program at all of our Regional Survivor Seminars and Retreats and we invite you to plan to attend any and all of these programs. The National Seminars are the only programs at which attendees pay for their own hotel rooms at our deeply discounted group rates. We understand this means that participating in this weekend can get expensive, and we are excited that Hero Miles is once again able to offer a limited number of free airline tickets to assist our first-time attendees who find that the cost of the flight would prohibit them from experiencing the TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp this Memorial Day.

TAPS welcomes over 9,000 new survivors into our family each year. Given this enormous influx of new survivors and the and the increasing interest to attend the National Military Survivor Seminar, the “Hero Miles” donated from the Fisher House Foundation will be extended with priority given to those who are first time attendees or who have not attended a TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar more than once.

Special thank you to those who are able to buy your own tickets or even help sponsor another family to attend so that all who want to be with us in May are able to get there!

Hero Miles Eligibility Requirements

To help us ensure that our new survivors are able to receive this benefit from Hero Miles, please only submit this form if you have never previously attended either the National Seminar and you meet the Hero Miles requirements listed below.

• You are attending the TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for the first or second time, or you have not received Hero Miles twice or more.
• All survivors in your registration have already received approved time away from work or school commitments needed to attend the TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp from Thursday, May 23 to Monday, May 27.
• You haven't had an unused or canceled Hero Miles ticket in the past (other than a ticket impacted by COVID-19 restrictions or illness).
• You must be an immediate family member or relative to the deceased service member. The following are considered immediate family: parent, stepparent, legal guardian, spouse, ex-spouse, fiancé, child, adopted child or stepchild who was raised by the service member, sibling or step-sibling.
• You understand that these flights are provided at an expense to Fisher House and, once confirmed and granted, they cannot be canceled or returned. If you should still decide to not use a ticketed flight, unless accompanied with a medical letter from your physician, there will be a $150 cancellation or non-use fee per itinerary. We appreciate your understanding with this as we work to honor the gifts of flight Fisher House provides for our survivors and to ensure as many as possible who wish to attend are able to do so.

Attendees are given donated flights as a generous gift from the Fisher House Foundation. As such, we must accept the flight schedules and airlines that Hero Miles is able to provide. Hero Miles flights will arrive at Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Thursday, May 23, and return after 5 p.m. on Monday, May 27, or Tuesday, May 28.

HOW TO REQUEST DONATED AIRFARE  

Application deadline to apply for donated airfare is February 8, 2024.

1. Complete your seminar registration. You can review airfare eligibility guidelines and and request your application during the registration process.
2. If eligible, we will send a separate registration link for you to fill out no later than February 15, 2024 to request a flight.
3. Complete the separate Hero Miles registration from the link we send you by February 18, 2024.
4. Notification of flight status/itineraries will be sent to you NO LATER than May 1, 2024.

Please contact us at 800-959-TAPS (8277) or seminarregistrations@taps.org with questions.

VOLUNTEER

General Volunteers help with set-up/breakdown, check-in, store sales, serve as airport greeters, and more. Sign up as a General Volunteer on Volunteer Match.  See also: How to register as a Military or Legacy Mentor and Peer Mentor classroom training.