Contributions for 2022
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You don’t necessarily get over it, you get through it. You carry this experience forward into a new year. You do not enter into this uncharted territory alone.
12/31/2022 - Ellen Andrews![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-4-support-windy25.jpg)
We wanted to share just a few of the hundreds of events hosted for TAPS by our TAPS Families This year.
12/26/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-4-wellness.jpg)
Having moments of mindfulness, caring for oneself, being grateful, allowing things to just be even for a moment at a time can have lasting impacts.
12/21/2022 - Rayanne Hunter![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022dec-video-carroll.jpg)
This holiday season, we remember your loved one and hold you close in our heart. Your TAPS Family gets it, who understands that these are difficult days.
12/20/2022 - Bonnie Carroll![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022dec-vallade.jpg)
Read about what Leslie Jackson Vallade, surviving spouse of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Devin Scott Vallade, Sr., has learned on her grief journey.
12/19/2022 - TAPS - Leslie Jackson Vallade![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2018/24-4-holidaygrief.jpg)
You can find continued meaning in the holidays and in life. You can continue to live and love fully. You must grieve but you can also celebrate.
12/16/2022 - Alan Wolfelt![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022dec-holidaytree.jpg)
We’ve been inspired to see TAPS families navigating the holiday season by creating Holiday Tribute Trees in memory of their military loved ones.
12/16/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022dec-vanessa.jpg)
In her role as a Helpline Associate, Vanessa takes from her experience to provide fellow survivors comfort, support, resources, and an understanding listener.
12/15/2022 - Kristi Stolzenberg - Vanessa Hanna-Verrett![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-4-men.jpg)
Our TAPS Men’s Program participants can attest that the stoicism can be pulled off for a time, but keeping it up as the days march on takes a toll.
12/13/2022 - Rich Cliff - Jon Ganues - Matt Daud![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-4-sweetmemories-2.jpg)
Surviving daughter shares her Christmas Cracker Candy recipe which reminds her of special memories growing up in a military community.
12/9/2022 - Kelly McHugh-Stewart![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022dec-video-brettjones.jpg)
Songwriter and Producer knows what it's like to lose a military family member, and, today, helps kids who, like him, have lost a loved one to military service.
12/9/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022dec-newsletter.jpg)
TAPS is your home for the holidays, your soft landing and safe space created to help you remember the love, celebrate the life, and share the journey together.
12/6/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022dec-lipscomb10.jpg)
Read about Sheri Lipscomb's, surviving spouse of U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Ricardo Lipscomb, experience at a Salute to Service event and more.
12/6/2022 - TAPS - Sheri Lipscomb![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-4-gingerbread.jpg)
Get tips to help our children and teenagers traverse the holiday celebrations while also reconciling their feelings of grief.
12/5/2022 - Andy McNiel![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-4-holidaytraditions.jpg)
Consider these ideas for reducing stress and easing the pain of grieving a loved one this holiday season.
11/28/2022 - Tina Barrett![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-video-thanksgiving.jpg)
Thanksgiving can be a challenging time for those who have an empty seat at their table. Your TAPS Family is here for you and you are not alone.
11/24/2022 - Bonnie Carroll![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022winter.jpg)
Volume 28, Issue 4
11/23/2022 - TAPS Quarterly Magazine![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-photos-western.jpg)
Event Photos: Survivors come together both in-person and online in fellowship in Long Beach, California.
11/20/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-video-lonliness.jpg)
Video discussion on practical strategies for choosing our own traditions which may mean exploring limiting beliefs about what life "should" look like.
11/16/2022 - Erin Jacobson - Emily Munoz![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-survivorday.jpg)
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is on Saturday, November 19, 2022 and is intended to be a day of healing throughout the world.
11/14/2022 - Carla Stumpf Patton![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-lee.jpg)
This Veterans Day, we thank Nathaniel and all those within the TAPS community who have and are currently serving in the United States Military.
11/11/2022 - Nathaniel Lee![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-owen.jpg)
Surviving sister remembers and honors her brother in this loving letter to her brother.
11/10/2022 - Kelly Lennon Fitzpatrick![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-video-families.jpg)
Video discussion on the ways to remember your loved one, enjoy family traditions, acknowledge your loss and take care of yourselves this holiday season.
11/9/2022 - Andy McNiel![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-newsletter.jpg)
TAPS is our family, a safe space where we honor our loved ones and remember lives lived in selfless service to America.
11/9/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-video-rangers.jpg)
Surviving families were honored and recognized during the Rangers Football Club Remembrance Day fixture at Ibrox Stadium.
11/9/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-klinger.jpg)
One of the ways we can help our children after loss is to give them tools to cope with the thoughts and emotions that accompany grief.
11/7/2022 - Andy McNiel![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-photos-sedona.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Sedona, Arizona.
11/4/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-smile.jpg)
Surviving father shares how the NFL Salute to Service and teams4taps helped bring a smile on his surviving son's face.
11/2/2022 - Sam Norman![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-childgriefawareness.jpg)
November is Children's Grief Awareness Month. TAPS recognizes this important time of year in support of our bereaved children, teenagers, and families.
11/1/2022 - Andy McNiel![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-hester.jpg)
Grief is a journey without a book of instructions. We start our journey alone and scared. We put on 'masks' as a way to preserve and protect our hearts.
10/31/2022 - Sammi Hester![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-photos-flyfishingdc.jpg)
Event Photos: Survivors share time in the great outdoors with fellow survivors fly fishing at Tidal Basin, National Mall, Washington, D.C.
10/29/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-empowerment.jpg)
In 2021, Women's Empowerment welcomed more first-time attendees than any other TAPS Program, with 2,231 women attending nearly 160 online events.
10/28/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-peermentor2.jpg)
Supporting others with loss can help create meaning from a loved one's death. Read how becoming a peer mentor helped a surviving spouse heal.
10/27/2022 - Audri Beugelsdijk![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-ft-keas.jpg)
Read about Shelley Keas, Team TAPS participant and surviving spouse of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jeff Keas.
10/26/2022 - TAPS - Shelley Keas![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-talk.jpg)
It’s repeated comments like, “I’m fine” and “One day at a time” that wear us down in our daily lives and drain on our emotional reserves when grieving.
10/22/2022 - Emily Munoz![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-pactact.jpg)
TAPS was proud to have surviving families of toxic exposure in attendance at the White House to witness President Joe Biden sign the PACT Act into law.
10/18/2022 - Candace Wheeler![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-nmsss-1.jpg)
At TAPS seminars, the TAPS peer-to-peer model and the healing power of connecting with someone who has walked in their shoes is displayed in full force.
10/18/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-photos-fishingdcjpg.jpg)
Event Photos: Survivors share time in the great outdoors with fellow survivors fly fishing in Fletcher's Cove, Chesapeake & Ohio Canals, Washington, D.C.
10/15/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-daretolead.jpg)
The Dare to Lead™ program is a courage-building program based on the most significant findings from Dr. Brené Brown’s latest research.
10/14/2022 - Terri Williams![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-nationalpark.jpg)
TAPS partnership with the National Park Trust and Trout Unlimited helps create connections and coping skills close to home for surviving families.
10/13/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-touchstones.jpg)
In this wilderness of your grief, the touchstones are your trail markers. They are the signs that let you know you are on the right path.
10/11/2022 - Alan Wolfelt![img-description](/globalassets/events/2022/2022nov-friendsgiving9.jpg)
October marks 28 years that TAPS has been coming alongside grieving military families, and our passion and mission remain more steadfast than ever.
10/11/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-video-nmsss-flo.jpg)
Medal of Honor Recipient spoke to surviving military families at the TAPS 14th Annual National Military Suicide Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp.
10/11/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-video-friendsgiving.jpg)
This November, we will tell the stories of those who left empty seats at the table, and we will create new memories with others who understand.
10/11/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022nov-friendsgiving.jpg)
This November, join with fellow survivors to acknowledge the bittersweet nature of the holidays and the emotions that can come along with them.
10/10/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-photos-nmsss.jpg)
Event Photos, Adult and Youth Survivors come together in fellowship in Dallas, Texas.
10/10/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-suicideloss.jpg)
For those who are grieving a loved one who died by suicide, TAPS is here to support you. TAPS created the valuable guidebook to help.
10/7/2022 - Carla Stumpf Patton![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022fall.jpg)
Volume 28, Issue 3
10/7/2022 - TAPS Quarterly Magazine![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-video-wordsmatter.jpg)
Using safe messaging when we talk and post about suicide makes a world of difference, reinforces hope, and ultimately, saves lives.
10/6/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-godwinks.jpg)
Read about a surviving mother mysterious collection of baseball cards found in her yard years after losing her son, U.S. Army SPC Jason Cooper.
10/5/2022 - Kelly McHugh-Stewart![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022oct-video-recreation.jpg)
Video discussion on the important roles that recreation, leisure, and play have in helping to heal the wounds of grief.
10/4/2022 - Rachel Hunsell![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-3-woody.jpg)
Medal of Honor Recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams was a Marine whose uncommon valor was equaled by his uncommon kindness.
10/2/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2021/2021oct-wellness3.jpg)
Build internal capacity to deal with life's challenges and changes so during times of distress we can better cope, engage with life, and find purpose.
10/1/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-ft-mora-cruz.jpg)
Read about Ideliz Mora-Cruz, surviving sister of U.S. Army SGT Geraldo Andre Mora Cruz and TAPS Survivor Care Team associate.
9/27/2022 - TAPS - Ideliz Mora-Cruz![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-video-suicidepsa.jpg)
As a suicide loss survivor, what does suicide prevention mean to you? We asked TAPS survivors of suicide loss this question and their answers were full of hope.
9/27/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2020/2020sep-emergency.jpg)
To our TAPS Family enduring the added stress of natural disasters in an already stressful time, our hearts are with you. You are not alone.
9/27/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-photos-summit.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Maumee, Ohio.
9/23/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-goldstarfamilies-tester.jpg)
TAPS families had the chance visit with the Congressional leadership that supported the resolution for Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.
9/22/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-video-wellness.jpg)
Video discussion on how to practice self-leadership, form habits that serve us, and practice extreme self-care, no matter your circumstances.
9/20/2022 - Eileen O'Grady![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-video-suicide.jpg)
Video discussion on the critical connection between postvention and what suicide prevention means now after personal loss.
9/14/2022 - Carla Stumpf Patton![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-ft-daud.jpg)
Read about Matt Daud, surviving father of U.S. Marine CPL Christopher Daud, retired airline pilot, TAPS Peer Mentor & TAPS Survivor Care Team associate.
9/13/2022 - TAPS - Matt Daud![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-2-name.jpg)
What are some things that you do to honor and remember your person or people who have died?
9/13/2022 - Pamela Gabbay![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-newsletter.jpg)
This month, America recognizes Gold Star Families and TAPS offers resources available in suicide prevention or those seeking help from suicide.
9/12/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-photos-colorado.jpg)
Event Photos: Fundraiser with world-class entertainment featuring Frank Meyers, Anthony Smith, Wynn Varble, Brice Long, Jimmy Nichols.
9/10/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-photos-montana.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS surviving men honor their loved ones and connect with other men who understand in West Creek Ranch, Emigrant, Montana. .
9/9/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-national-ilea.jpg)
The International Live Events Association Esprit Awards recognize excellence in industry professionals’ most creative and innovative events.
9/9/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-photos-parsons.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS supporters join together in supporting the families of our fallen military members.
9/8/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-superheroes.jpg)
Using “hero” themes can help children cope with grief, endure life’s challenges, learn to forgive, and find meaning in life in the midst of painful experiences.
9/8/2022 - Andy McNiel![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-video-routine.jpg)
Video discussion on how to find continuity between “what was” and what is by creating a new “everyday” that works for you and your family.
9/7/2022 - Rachel Kodanaz![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-2-youngadults3.jpg)
This program focuses on 5 Pillars of Growth and Healing: personal development, career guidance, communications, financial stability, & service to others.
9/5/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-homebase.jpg)
Read one surviving fiancé's journey toward healing and growth from suicide loss with help from Home Base Programs of Boston and TAPS.
9/2/2022 - Katie Langer - Carla Stumpf Patton![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022sep-suicideprevention2.jpg)
TAPS is honored to be a leader in suicide postvention. We’re sharing resources available to those looking to get involved or those seeking help.
9/1/2022 - Carla Stumpf Patton![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-2-monroe2.jpg)
Surviving father discovers being honest with our emotions can unlock a new strength in us, empowering us to endure what we once thought was impossible.
8/30/2022 - Perry Monroe![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022aug-video-policy.jpg)
Video discussion on how the TAPS policy team is advocating for you on Capitol Hill on a variety of issues from remarriage to toxic exposure.
8/30/2022 - Candace Wheeler - Ashlynne Haycock-Lohmann![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022aug-photos-southern.jpg)
Event Photos: Survivors come together both in-person and online in fellowship in San Antonio, Texas.
8/28/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-2-widow.jpg)
TAPS Peer Mentor Sonia Rai reflects on the nature of her relationship with her best friend and soulmate U.S. Air Force Captain John Graziano.
8/24/2022 - Sonia Rai![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-2-community.jpg)
In addition to peer support and services that TAPS provides, we also connect you to grief resources close to home.
8/18/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022aug-mchugh4.jpg)
As headlines from Afghanistan faded from social media feeds and the nightly newscasts, TAPS support for the families they serve never wavers.
8/17/2022 - Kelly McHugh-Stewart![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-2-touchstones.jpg)
In this wilderness of your grief, the touchstones are your trail markers. They are the signs that let you know you are on the right path.
8/12/2022 - Alan Wolfelt![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022aug-video-renovate.jpg)
Video discussion on active grief versus passive grief in moving us beyond just coping, beyond just surviving after a loss.
8/9/2022 - Benjamin Wolfe![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022aug-pact-act-signing.jpg)
This legislation ensures veterans exposed to burn pits, toxins, and airborne hazards while deployed are provided access to VA health care and benefits.
8/3/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022aug-video-hereforyou.jpg)
TAPS provides compassionate care to all those grieving the death of a military loved one, no matter when, where or how the death took place.
8/2/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2018/2018april-24-1-nature.jpg)
During my darkest moments after the death of my loved one, in nature, I always find affirmations of hope and healing.
8/1/2022 - Erin Jacobson![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022aug-youngadults4.jpg)
Young adults’ passion for learning, thinking outside the box to align their own values and purpose with a fulfilling career were reignited at this event.
8/1/2022 - Renee Monczynski![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022aug-newsletter.jpg)
TAPS Young Adults connect with peers and professionals to help guide and inspire them as they continue building their adult lives and careers.
8/1/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jul-backtoschool.jpg)
Here are some suggestions on how schools can provide a supportive environment for students who may be grieving the death of a loved one.
7/31/2022 - Andy McNiel![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jul-peermentors.jpg)
Peer Mentors are the foundation of the TAPS mission to provide compassionate care to all those grieving the death of a military loved one.
7/30/2022 - Michelle Knuppe![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-2-understandingchild.jpg)
Get suggestions for better understanding how your child feels most comfortable being in the world, and how to best spend our energy parenting them.
7/28/2022 - Andy McNiel![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-2-mensprogram.jpg)
Whether you are a surviving brother, father, battle buddy, adult child, or spouse, you have a home at TAPS.
7/25/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022summer.jpg)
Volume 28, Issue 2
7/20/2022 - TAPS Quarterly Magazine![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jul-photos-yasummit.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS Young Adults attended a 4-day, 3-night professional development conference hosted at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
7/17/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jul-988.jpg)
The national launch of the 3-digit dialing code on July 16, 2022 will provide free and confidential support, 24/7/365 through call, text, or chat.
7/15/2022 - Carla Stumpf Patton![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jul-fishing4.jpg)
This first event is one of ten events in partnership with the National Park Trust that will take place over the next year.
7/11/2022 - Rachel Hunsell![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jul-newsletter.jpg)
You are part of a network we call the TAPS family, and it's more than a label. At TAPS events, there are opportunities to be truly who you are.
7/11/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jul-photos-colorado.jpg)
Event Photos: Survivors come together both in-person and online in fellowship in Denver, Colorado.
7/10/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/international/our-stories/2022/2022jul-bushra.jpg)
Freedom is priceless. It should never be taken for granted. My wish for Afghanistan is the feeling of freedom I have found in America.
7/4/2022 - Bushra Farkish![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jul-photos-dc.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS families participated 4th of July Celebration at the White House in Washington, D.C.
7/4/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-photos-colorado.jpg)
Event Photos: Fundraiser with world-class entertainment by Pam Tillis, Frank Myers, Jamie O'Neal, David Ernest Malloy, Jimmy Nichols, and Ed Montana.
6/30/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-video-tapping.jpg)
Video discussion to discuss hands-on wellness tools, such as Tapping and the Heart Coherence procedure from the HeartMath Institute.
6/28/2022 - Neil Goodman![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-photos-ya-denver.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS young adults gain real-world life skills to help transition into adulthood in Denver, Colorado.
6/26/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-photos-georgia.jpg)
Event Photos: Survivors share time in the great outdoors with fellow survivors fly fishing in Marietta, Georgia.
6/25/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-photos-bahamas.jpg)
Event Photos: Military survivors set sail together from Orlando in fellowship on a cruise to the Bahamas.
6/21/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-closet.jpg)
Surviving son shares his complicated experience grieving for his father as a young teen while at the same time discovering his own identity.
6/17/2022 - Chandler Keeling![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-newsletter.jpg)
June is PTSD Awareness Month and at TAPS, we recognize the importance of having open lines of communication on such difficult topics.
6/15/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-taps-homebase.jpg)
Home Base and TAPS offer specialized trauma treatment combined with peer-based support to those grieving the loss of a military loved one to suicide.
6/13/2022 - Carla Stumpf Patton![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-photos-lasvegas.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS Surviving Military Men attended the Survivor Experience with Robert Irvine in Las Vegas, Nevada
6/12/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-video-supportingkids.jpg)
Video discussion to explore Darcie Sims's four grief styles and explore practical ideas for supporting each of the different styles.
6/7/2022 - Tina Barrett![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-photos-chisholm.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS fundraiser held in Paramus, New Jersey by hosts Tom and Sharon Chisholm
6/7/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jun-photos-cyclingclassic.jpg)
Event Photos: Team TAPS participated June 4 and 5 at the Armed Forces Cycling Classic to raise money and awareness for TAPS.
6/5/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022may-photos-national.jpg)
Event Photos, May 27 - 30, 2022
6/3/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-selfcare.jpg)
Here’s how you can best use your time to give yourself as much attention as you give others while you are grieving.
6/2/2022 - Gloria Horsley![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022may-video-memorialdayparade.jpg)
We are grateful to the American Veterans Center and the National Memorial Day Parade for including military surviving families in this special event.
5/30/2022 - National Veterans Center![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022may-video-national.jpg)
More than 1200 military survivors, volunteers and staff gathered together for hope and healing in Arlington, Virginia over Memorial Day Weekend.
5/30/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022may-video-memorialday.jpg)
For all of us in the TAPS family, every day is our Memorial Day. As military survivors we are our loved ones living legacies.
5/25/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022may-video-activehealing.jpg)
Video discussion on active and passive healing and how taking a step toward peer mentoring can support growth during the grief journey.
5/17/2022 - Audri Beugelsdijk - Jon Ganues - Carole Hilton![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-writing2.jpg)
Scientific evidence suggests a link between therapeutic writing and the successful management of traumatic experiences. Read tips to get started.
5/15/2022 - Stephanie Frogge![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-touchstone.jpg)
In this wilderness of your grief, the touchstones are your trail markers. They are the signs that let you know you are on the right path.
5/11/2022 - Alan Wolfelt![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022may-photos-boone.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Boone, North Carolina.
5/9/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022may-ys-boston2.jpg)
If you are a surviving military child or sibling ages 18 - 30 and looking for an understanding and supportive community, join TAPS Young Adults.
5/2/2022 - Joelle Leek![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-dole.jpg)
His precious family, our nation, and our TAPS family will dearly miss TAPS Honorary Board member, the Honorable Robert J. Dole.
5/2/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022may-newsletter.jpg)
When one military family member serves, the entire family serves... and sacrifices. We honor you.
5/1/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-video-nfldraft.jpg)
U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant Clifford Valentino Gadsden's family announced the Atlanta Falcons 2nd Round Draft Pick at the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas.
4/29/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-photos-gala.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS supporters join together in supporting the families of our fallen military members.
4/27/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-photos-galaluncheon.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS hosted a Congressional Luncheon at the Army Navy Club in Washington, D.C.
4/27/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-video-clyntontrewyn.jpg)
This year's award was presented to Technical Sergeant Clynton Trewyn, United States Air Force.
4/27/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-video-mattdaud.jpg)
This year's award was presented to Matt Daud, Surviving father of Corporal Christopher Daud, United States Marine Corps.
4/27/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-teams4taps-h1.jpg)
In light of challenging times, we are even more thankful for the in-person and virtual opportunities that our partners helped provide for our TAPS families.
4/27/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-bittersweet.jpg)
Surviving mother shares how attending TAPS Expeditions, Retreats and teams4taps events has helped her on the journey to healing.
4/25/2022 - Elizabeth Engleman-Hammett![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-impact2021.jpg)
We are a family of military survivors ready to embrace and connect all who grieve the death of a military loved one with resources, services and programs.
4/22/2022 - TAPS Impact![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-video-beautywithintragedysummit.jpg)
A conversation between TAPS Founder and President Bonnie Carroll and Robin Gargano held during the Finding the Beauty within Tragedy Summit.
4/20/2022 - Robin Gargano![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-klinger1.jpg)
Get parenting tips to help your grieving child problem solve, strengthen their sense of security, and provide moral support and encouragement.
4/14/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-video-voice.jpg)
Video discussion on tools and techniques to express yourself via written words while providing an opportunity to heal, grow, and feel empowered.
4/12/2022 - Rachel Kodanaz![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-kidsgrief.jpg)
Children and teens have had their world turned inside out during the coronavirus pandemic. Understand the signs of grief and ways to help them heal.
4/11/2022 - Linda Goldman![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-photos-ya-charleston.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS young adults gain real-world life skills to help transition into adulthood in Charleston, South Carolina.
4/8/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-photos-youngkin.jpg)
Event Photos: First Lady of Virginia Suzanne Youngkin toured TAPS headquarters in Arlington, Virginia
4/5/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-video-familycamps.jpg)
At our Family Camps we provide care, support, and a lot of fun to help improve communication and family dynamics.
4/4/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-photos-windy25.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS fundraiser at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas to honor the legacy of our courageous heroes and in tribute to the Windy25 flight.
4/2/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-payitforward.jpg)
Discover the ways to support TAPS. We also welcome your creative ideas!
4/1/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-photos-charleston.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Charleston, South Carolina.
4/1/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022spring.jpg)
Volume 28, Issue 1
4/1/2022 - TAPS Quarterly Magazine![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-childgrief.jpg)
TAPS is America's family, and during this Month of the Military Child, we honor our youngest grievers – the children of our nation's fallen heroes.
4/1/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-nostrangers.jpg)
Find support and immerse yourself in the company of those who have the shared experience of grief and loss. Join your TAPS Family.
4/1/2022 - Ellen Andrews![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022apr-edutips.jpg)
If you or your child are exploring post-secondary education opportunities, TAPS Education Support Services is at the ready to help you navigate the process.
4/1/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-nature.jpg)
Whether it is sitting on a back porch, taking a walk, going on a hike, or opening the window, nature improves our overall well-being.
3/31/2022 - Jason Stout![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-video-newtogrief.jpg)
Video recording discussion to learn strategies, validation, and guidance to help you better understand and cope with your grief journey.
3/29/2022 - Karen Monts![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/28-1-online.jpg)
The updated Online Community allows you to explore all of our online programs – online groups, workshops, and coping skills programs – in one place.
3/28/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-tips-ukraine2.jpg)
Our community of military survivors has a unique, complicated connection to war, and it's okay to not be okay right now. Here are some tips to help cope.
3/25/2022 - Kelly McHugh-Stewart![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-storytelling.jpg)
Storytelling can be done through our oral stories, but also through writing, painting, collaging, dancing, gardening, and so much more.
3/20/2022 - Rachel Hunsell![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-photos-ya-boston.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS young adults gain real-world life skills to help transition into adulthood in Boston, Massachusetts.
3/11/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-video-tetonridge.jpg)
Teton Ridge Foundation gave recognition and honor to over 250 surviving military families at The American Rodeo in Arlington, Texas on March 6, 2022.
3/6/2022 - Teton Ridge Foundation![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-alaska.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS Survivors move beyond your comfort zone with the support of others who understand in Anchorage, Alaska.
3/6/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-newsletter.jpg)
Our hearts remain with all those being impacted around the world. Connect with TAPS as you process these current events while still caring for yourself.
3/2/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-mentalhealth.jpg)
If you are grieving the death of a military or veteran loved one, TAPS is here to help connect your to grief counseling or therapy.
3/1/2022 - Karissa Kelley![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022mar-video-childgrief.jpg)
Video discussion on four basic concepts to facilitate a child’s understanding about death and grief and resources for families and caregivers.
3/1/2022 - Marianne Matzo![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-southeast.jpg)
Event Photos: Survivors come together both in-person and virtually in fellowship in Jacksonville, Florida.
2/27/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-mentalhealth.jpg)
Finding mental health help while grieving can move you forward even though it feels impossible. If you are ready to take the next step, call TAPS.
2/25/2022 - Karissa Kelley![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-photos-chisholm.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS fundraiser held in Jupiter, Florida by hosts Tom and Sharon Chisholm
2/24/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-love.jpg)
Read ideas for remaining connected with that person you loved so dearly…strive to know them in a new way and be their footsteps in the world.
2/14/2022 - Audri Beugelsdijk![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-newsletter.jpg)
Check out what events are happening in February to to help us reinforce our relationship and remain connected with our special person in healthy ways.
2/14/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-childgrief.jpg)
Download our one-page resource that offers age-appropriate words that will help our youngest survivors begin to understand what has transpired.
2/13/2022 - TAPS![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-sedona.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Sedona, Arizona.
2/11/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-probowl.jpg)
Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the NFL Pro Bowl Experience in Las Vega, Nevada
2/7/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022feb-video-journaling.jpg)
Video recording discussion on writing prompts that will help you chart a course for healthy coping, loving reflection, and self-discovery in 2022.
2/1/2022 - Heather Stang![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jan-northeast.jpg)
Event Photos: Survivors come together both in-person and virtually in fellowship in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
1/30/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jan-video-stigmatizeddeath.jpg)
Video recording discussion on when mourners feel they cannot express their loss fully because of the cultural stigma about how the person died.
1/18/2022 - Kenneth Doka![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jan-newsletter.jpg)
As fellow survivors, your TAPS family continually lifts one another up with support and encouragement. Discover the ways to join your TAPS Family in 2022.
1/4/2022 - TAPS Media![img-description](/globalassets/our-stories/2022/2022jan-newyear.jpg)
Rather than struggle against ourselves or set unrealistic expectations this new year, make friends with where you are. Discover some ways help.
1/3/2022 - Audri Beugelsdijk