Please Say Their Name: The Importance of Honoring and Remembering
What are some things that you do to honor and remember your person or people who have died?
Find Inspiration Within the TAPS Magazine
TAPS Magazine is dedicated to America's fallen heroes and their surviving families and friends.
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The articles in each edition are written by military survivors, grief professionals, and TAPS staff. We hope you find inspiration, comfort, support, resources, and a sense of belonging within these pages.
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Your stories can bring hope and healing to our TAPS families. If you would like to share a story about your loved one or your grief journey, we would love to hear from you. All submissions will be considered for TAPS Magazine, our stories, and other TAPS publications. We invite you to read our submission policy and submit your story.
Submit Your Experience to Dear TAPS
If you would like to share a short statement for print in our Dear TAPS section of the TAPS Magazine on how a TAPS program, event and/or resource has helped you heal, complete our Dear TAPS submission form.
Latest Magazine Articles
Get Involved, Meet Your Peers in the TAPS Young Adults Program
This program focuses on 5 Pillars of Growth and Healing: personal development, career guidance, communications, financial stability, & service to others.
Grief is a Path Best Shared
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.
The Word “Widow” Doesn’t Cut It
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.
Care within Your Community
In addition to peer support and services that TAPS provides, we also connect you to grief resources close to home.
Understanding Your Grief Ten Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart, Part 3
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.
How Nature Helps Us Heal After Loss
During my darkest moments after the death of my loved one, in nature, I always find affirmations of hope and healing.
Klinger’s Korner: Understanding Your Child’s Unique Way of Being in the World
Get suggestions for better understanding how your child feels most comfortable being in the world, and how to best spend our energy parenting them.
TAPS Men's Program
Whether you are a surviving brother, father, battle buddy, adult child, or spouse, you have a home at TAPS.
Prioritizing Self-Care While Grieving
Here’s how you can best use your time to give yourself as much attention as you give others while you are grieving.