Contributions for 2019

Would you share a special item of your loved one that will help us get to know that person better?

Do you have a special quilt or blanket that makes you think of your fallen hero?

TAPS is a national nonprofit offering services and support to those grieving the loss of a loved one who died during, or as a result of, their military service.

Volunteer Peer Mentors and mental health professionals facilitated over 560 TAPS Care Groups in 2019, up from 280 groups the previous year.

Peer Mentors often find that providing companionship to others contributes to their own growth and healing.

The Suicide Postvention Model informs all TAPS suicide programming and has been implemented in programs across the country and internationally.

Carol Lane created the Saturday Morning Message as a way to lift spirits and to provide an outlet for sharing about loved ones lost.

On TAPS Expeditions, we explore the wilderness of our earth and of our grief; setting us on a path to find the answers.

TAPS is a love story. For 25 years, wherever there is grief and hearts that need to be comforted, the TAPS family has offered love and compassion.

TAPS International is a global family of all those grieving the death of a military loved one who have died in the defense of freedom.

What words of comfort would you like to receive from someone who might not know what you need?

Secondary losses can feel especially painful during the holiday season, as survivors face an empty chair at the table or changes in a cherished annual ritual.

If we are gentle with each other and supportive of what we all need, it makes going through grief at the holidays a little easier.

TAPS volunteer shares the blessings of being a military mentor; forming bonds with surviving kids and fellow military mentors that will last forever.

If you were going to create an ornament showing something important about your loved one, what would it be?

The Lapis Lazili Hope bracelets are made by hand in Kabul, with Lapis Lazili gemstones mined in Afghanistan and shipped to the United States.

What was your loved one's favorite food for the Thanksgiving holiday?

team4taps sports experiences build unique bridges between the families of the fallen and those loved ones they’ve lost.

Surviving spouse learns that even in the darkest of times, there is always something to be grateful for.

TAPS survivors who know first-hand what it’s like share ideas for managing the holidays in the midst of acute grief.

Event Photos: 2019 TAPS Togethers

Surviving mother shares how TAPS has put her on a healing journey through the creation of a community of support and compassion.

Event Photos, Adult and Youth Survivors come together in fellowship in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Atlanta Falcons Salute to Service Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.

A grateful and hopeful spirit has helped surviving spouse and mom Maggie Bainbridge through the darkest times.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the New England Patriots Salute to Service Weekend in Foxborough, Massachusetts .

What is a gift that your loved one left for you that you now pass along to others?

Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Boone, North Carolina.

Volume 25, Issue 4

Author and yoga therapist Heather Stang shares useful tips to help grieving children during the holidays and throughout the year.

This video recording of the webinar offers coping strategies for families as they face an empty seat at a cherished holiday ritual.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the NBA Store Activation in Charlotte, North Carolina.

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is on Saturday, November 23, 2019 and is intended to be a day of healing throughout the world.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Detroit Lions Salute to Service Weekend in Detroit, Michigan.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Los Angeles Rams Salute to Service Weekend in Los Angeles, California.

What is something you and your loved one enjoyed doing together that you still do now?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Houston Texans Salute to Service Cookout and Concert in Houston, Texas.

This video recording of the webinar is about what happens when we suffer a loss that contains enough power to throw our worldview into turmoil.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the San Francisco 49ers Salute to Service Weekend in San Francisco, California.

How do you mark holidays or your loved one's special days?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Memphis Grizzlies Hoops for Troops in Memphis, Tennessee.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the New York Jets Football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Brooklyn Nets Hoops for Troops Practice in Brooklyn, New York.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Cleveland Cavaliers Hoops for Troops in Cleveland, Ohio.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Los Angeles Chargers Salute to Service Weekend in Los Angeles, California

Get ideas about keeping, giving and storing your loved one’s possessions.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the World Series parade in Washington, D.C.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Sedona, Arizona.

For one survivor, the Nationals' unlikely road to win the World Series — the ups and downs, twists and turns — is a metaphor for her grief journey.

This video recording of the webinar is to help bereavement professionals and clinicians with an evidence-based approach to healing psychological trauma.

Event Photos, Team TAPS participate in the Marine Corps Marathon

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the National Womens Soccer League Championship in Cary, North Carolina.

When you are in pain — physical or emotional — what is the kindest thing you can do for yourself?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the World Series, Game 3 in Washington, D.C.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Washington International Horse Show in Washington, D.C.

Eight-year-old survivor Arianna Bryant loves horses. She reviews a book about our favorite horse, Klinger.

The five natural instincts for support and companionship demonstrated by wild geese may help us find ways to support each other in times of grief.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Charleston, South Carolina.

This week, survivors shared their dreams and about their continued understanding of the connection with their loved ones through dreams.

Today, TAPS celebrates 25 years of providing comfort and care to all those grieving the death of a military loved one.

TAPS College Experience is a college preparatory retreat for surviving high school students who get to meet with experts in higher education.

We come together as a family of survivors to honor our fallen, to grieve our dead.This journey does not ever have to be yours alone.

Event Photos, Adult and Youth Survivors come together in fellowship in Phoenix, Arizona

Event Photos, Team TAPS participate in the Army Ten Miler

Event Photos: TAPS survivors hike Joshua Tree National Park in Palm Springs, California.

Country Music Artist on sharing music, a message, and finding an open forum to heal.

Webinars from the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing are one of our many gifts to survivors and can be really helpful while dealing with grief.

Jason helps guide Boeing’s philanthropy, charitable partnerships, sponsorships and employee volunteer program to improve military community lives.

The Colorado Springs Songwriters Classic once again will help us to continue supporting families of the fallen and honor our loved ones.

Licensed massage therapist shares how massage therapy can be a catalyst in the healing journey.

TAPS Manager of TAPS Men's Program shares about three healing days of of adventure and camaraderie at Yosemite National Park.

A surviving spouse shares how the teams4taps program helped her family feel that it was OK to be excited and happy again.

Event Photos: TAPS remembers our fallen heroes together with our United Kingdom families who have lost a military loved one.

Supporting families who have experienced the loss of a loved one can be very important. Survivors share meaningful gifts received in their grief.

Through the teams4taps program, survivors of all ages are able to find renewed hope in a community where they do not feel alone in their grief.

This books addresses the emotional difficulties involved in deciding what to do with a loved one's possessions as well as help you decide when to do it.

Volume 25, Issue 3

Read how a surviving father found ways to honor his son's life while not allowing his death to define the rest of his and his family's life.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Washington Nationals Guidehouse Baseball Game in Washington, D.C.

Sharing special times with those we love can leave a lasting memory. Survivors share those memories in this week's message.

Event Photos: Fundraiser with world-class entertainment by Nashville Songwriters Andy Griggs, Frank Myers, Brett Jones, and Jimmy Nichols.

This video recording of the webinar discusses safe, practical ways for all of us to explore, grow through, and move beyond the trauma.

Read how a surviving spouse tried to understand how God could allow the death of her husband and how she found her purpose and her new future.

Sharing special times with those we love can leave a lasting memory. Survivors choose to attend various TAPS events for that reason.

Event Photos: TAPS families attend a Texas AM University Experience in College Station, Texas

Dr. James Gordon’s new book is about natural, evidence-based techniques to re-energize our bodies and help cope with grief and trauma.

TAPS Deputy Director of Policy and Legislation explains what the widow's tax is and the importance of passing legislation to fix the issue.

Read how one survivor learned coping techniques to help prepare and deal with those 'ambush moments' when she was overcome by memories of her son.

Event Photos, Adult and Youth Survivors come together in fellowship in Jacksonville, Florida.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving men honor their loved ones and connect with other men who understand in West Yellowstone, Montana.

What volunteer work have you done that has helped on your grief journey and how was it helpful to you?

Event Photos: TAPS families attend a North Carolina Courage game in Cary North Carolina.

Event Photos: TAPS supporters join together in supporting the families of our fallen military members.

Read out how one survivor learned to stand up for herself and find the path that lead to her own personal healing journey.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving women explored both internal landscapes and the great outdoors in Lansing, West Virginia.

What words of encouragement would you offer to someone approaching their first holiday season without their loved one?

Event Photos: Lancour family attend the Army vs. Michigan game in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Event Photos: Young Adults engaged in 6 days and 5 nights of growth, healing, peer mentorship and professional guidance.

ABC News correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares the story of how Kim Ruocco, experienced post-traumatic growth after the death of her husband.

Dr. Shauna Springer and Dr. Melinda Moore share their thoughts on the important role faith leaders play in the spiritual journey to healing after a loss by suicide.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Washington Nationals Salute to Service Baseball Game in Washington, D.C.

Read how one survivor found a whole new life and way to leave a small mark on the world in her sister's memory.

Pets can be comforting. How does your pet help on your grief journey?

Event Photos: Way family attend the Washington Redskins Honors for Jordon Way .

What will I do when the kids leave home and the daily demands of parenting slow down? Surviving parent shares how to cope with what is next.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Game with Matt Wieters .

Event Photos: TAPS survivors trek ancient trails in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

What helps you sleep when you find yourself restless at night?

Event Photos: Military survivors set sail together in fellowship on a cruise to Cape Liberty, New Jersey to Halifax, and Nova Scotia.

Creativity helps with our healing and honors our loved ones. What do you do to express yourself creatively?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the USA Basketball Game in Anaheim, California

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the USA Basketball Practice in Los Angeles, California

This video recording of the webinar discusses how to help you get the most out of relationships that can comfort and uplift you during your grief journey.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the The Northern Trust with the PGA and CBS Sports in Jersey City, New Jersey

Is there a place you and your loved one went that is special just for the two of you?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the USA Basketball Practice and Game in Las Vegas, Nevada

PAE Chief Executive Officer John Heller and TAPS President and Founder Bonnie Carroll share the value gained in serving military connected communities.

TAPS understands the ripple effects of loss — how grief weaves itself into every part of what we know and who we are.

Event Photos, Adult and Youth Survivors come together in fellowship in Cleveland, Ohio.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Baltimore Orioles Sunday Suite Program in Baltimore, Maryland.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Atlanta Falcons Military Appreciation Training Camp in Atlanta, Georgia

What are you doing to honor your loved one’s service while learning to live a life without his/her physical presence?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Atlanta United Military Appreciation Game in Atlanta, Georiga.

TAPS helps survivors find a stable, healthy path to healing, allowing them to establish a new life after loss—a concept referred to as posttraumatic growth.

Your sleep is important to your healing, not only physically but emotionally too. Learn 7 tips to cope with insomnia after loss.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the New England Patriots Training Camp in Foxborough, Massachusetts

TAPS is leading the way in curating a library of legislation, medical studies, media and research relevant to the issue of toxic exposure in the military.

Being heard, understood, and having a sense of community is at the heart of TAPS and is the mission focus of the TAPS Peer Mentor program.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Detroit Lions Training Camp in Dearborn, Michigan

TAPS curriculum for young adults helps develop practical life skills and strives to help each survivor create a well-rounded life full of hope, healing and growth.

Participating in the Marine Corps Marathon with Team TAPS is one way this widow helps keep her husband's memory alive.

Event Photos: TAPS military survivors enjoy tranquil beaches, catch glimpses of marine animals and birds while kayaking Washington's Coast.

Event Photos: Surviving military children ages 11 to 14 participated in the Pathfinder Program at U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

The date is engraved on my heart. It seems so wrong; anniversaries should be for celebrating a joyous occasion, not for acknowledging a death.

What do you do to uplift your spirits when you find yourself feeling gloomy?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Washington Nationals Salute to Service Baseball Game in Washington, D.C.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Pinebrook Retreat Center.

To heal in grief is to become whole again, to integrate your grief into yourself and to learn to continue your changed life with fullness and meaning.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Detroit Lions Inspiring Change Partner Training Camp in Dearborn, Michigan.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving children meet with experts in the areas of higher education in Washington D.C.

Volume 25, Issue 2

Veteran overcomes eight days of brutal winds, near-zero visibility and frigid temperatures over potentially lethal terrain to raise $10,600 for TAPS.

Event Photos: Robert Irvine Foundation partners with TAPS to give TAPS survivors a VIP experience in the City of Lights.

Do you have a personal object that really speaks to your heart?

Event Photos, Adult and Youth Survivors come together in fellowship in City of Industry, California.

Do you have a personal object that really speaks to your heart?

Event Photos: Young Adults engaged in 6 days and 5 nights of growth, healing, peer mentorship and professional guidance.

Nashville songwriters Danny Wells, Billy Montana, Keni Thomas and Jimmy Nichols entertained TAPS supporters at a benefit for TAPS on June 15.

This video recording of the webinar discusses the common questions people have related to dreams after loss and how they apply to one's grief.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Major League Baseball All-Star Clinic with TAPS Kids.

What is your favorite summer memory or vacation with your loved one?

Event Photos: Surviving military children ages 6 to 17 build resiliency and companionship in Julian, California.

What would you like to do for the 4th of July this year?

A grieving spouse shares how her trip to Ireland helped transform her from a widow caring for her family back to a woman with plans and dreams again.

What are your gifts and how can you share them to ease someone’s pain?

Event Photos: TAPS families attended the Kansas City Royals baseball game

Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Boone, North Carolina.

Event Photos: TAPS Military Survivors attended NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York

Event Photos: TAPS Family attended Washington Nationals Salute to Service baseball game in Washington D.C.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving teens go on a sea kayaking adventure and build lasting relationships with their peers.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving men honor their loved ones and connect with other men who understand in Yosemite Valley, California.

Have you had difficulty going to a funeral or memorial service since the death of your loved one?

TAPS survivors, staff, and volunteers joined a rally at the U.S. Capitol this week focused on suicide prevention.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended Chicago Bears Practice.

Event Photos: TAPS survivors, staff, and volunteers joined a rally at the U.S. Capitol this week focused on suicide prevention on the Steps of Capitol Hill.

This video recording of the webinar tools and techniques to help the newly bereaved with their transition back to the workplace.

Event Photos: Young Adults engaged in 6 days and 5 nights of growth, healing, peer mentorship and professional guidance.

Have you had difficulty going to a funeral or memorial service since the death of your loved one?

Surviving widow and yoga enthusiast Rayanne Hunter shares how yoga gave her that extra boost of strength to get through everything.

Spirit of America shares with TAPS in awe of the courage, sacrifice and service of those who stormed the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago.

What do you keep around that reminds you of your loved one?

Event Photos: Team TAPS participate in a race weekend of fun for the whole family, including Kids races, and a cycling expo.

Event Photos: TAPS families attended the Detroit Lions Football Practice in Allen Park, Michigan

For one surviving widow and her two boys, this day is now etched into their minds and brings with it sorrow and tears, but also pride in remembrance.

Event Photos: TAPS families attended the Houston Astros baseball game in Houston on Memorial Day

Share in the love sent to our TAPS Families this Memorial Day weekend.

Today we look we share responses from the TAPS archives about how survivors honor those who gave their lives in military service to our country.

Director of TAPS Survivor Services shares how she met her future husband at the National Military Survivor Seminar.

Bonnie Carroll and General Martin Dempsey share about the 25th Annual National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp in Arlington, Virginia.

Event Photos, May 23-27, 2019

TAPS is among military family advocates and veteran organizations to advocate for Congressional support to end the "widows’ tax,".

What TAPS seminar or retreat have you attended and what did you like best about it?

The Veterans History Project invites survivors to share their loved one’s story and preserve their legacy.

A surviving military mother working through her grief shares 8 lessons learned while attending the women's empowerment retreat in Sedona, Arizona.

What is a time or place that you feel close to your loved one?

Event Photos: Actress Toni Trucks visits TAPS Headquarters

Cyclists, register today for the June 1 Challenge Ride as a member of Team TAPS. You will receive a limited edition Team TAPS jersey.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the number or scope of rituals honoring your loved one?

Incoming college freshmen, apply by June 14 to receive fun and useful items to help get you started at college while honoring your loved one.

Hosted by ABC News correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton, the podcast is a road map to survival, offering inspiring insight on how to regain balance and get back to life.

Acknowledging and embracing these necessary contradictions is part of our work of mourning. It’s a question of balance and back-and-forth.

The Group attests to the healing potential of shared grief. The fathers each benefited by sharing their stories and hearing those of their peers.

Grief can leave us twisted, out-of-sorts and uprooted. In the early days, we struggle to survive, so we certainly can’t comprehend 'blooming' ever again.

Like the airline safety briefings, you have to take care of yourself - put on your oxygen mask first - in order to be a solid source of support to another.

teams4taps offers opportunities, such as the NFL Pro Bowl, to create new memories while honoring your loved one.

Families never forget and neither do we. Show our military families that they are not alone.

Sesame Street celebrates 50 years of providing quality educational programming and resources to help children grow smarter, stronger and kinder.

Do you have a book you would like to share that has helped you in your grief?

Event Photos: TAPS Military Survivors attended NFL Draft in Nashville, Tennessee

Volume 25, Issue 1

This video recording of the webinar covers the unique grieving and parenting challenges that face widowed mothers and fathers.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving men honor their loved ones and connect with other men who understand in Houston, Texas.

The Men's Retreat program incorporates physical and emotional movement, time for conversation and reflection, and unique travel experiences.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Sedona, Arizona.

TAPS Young Adult program goals are to set up our young adult survivors for success in every aspect of life—career, work-life balance and service.

What are you doing to honor your loved one?

TAPS staff attended the annual conference of the Association for Death Education and Counseling in Atlanta to hear from experts in the field of Thanatology.

A group of young adult military survivors attended an educational tour of New York City to explore career and cultural opportunities .

TAPS Advisory Board members received awards and recognition at the Association for Death Education and Counseling at their conference on April 12.

Event Photos: Graduates of TAPS Youth Programs traveled to New York City for a four-day intensive professional development program.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving siblings come together in a challenging adventure in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Has a loved one come to you in a dream? How did it make you feel? What was remarkable about it?

Bereaved military families gathered at TAPS Southern Regional Seminar and Good Grief Camp March 15-17 at Fort Hood.

With evidence-based information, organizations can help trauma survivors to establish a healthy grief journey.

The Detroit Lions are offering educational scholarships to Michigan children who have suffered the loss of a parent or sibling who served in the military.

In part 4 of this 5 part series, we recognize post-traumatic growth is a product of comprehensive, responsive, ongoing support.

In part 3 of this 5 part series, we will look at how support must be comprehensive in order to be effective for preventing suicide.

How the members of a family or community come together in response to a death by suicide is critical for long-term recovery, healing and health.

Over the next four days, TAPS will share a 4 part plan to support survivors through trauma to a place where hope, healing and, eventually, growth can take place.

Have your sleep patterns changed since your loss, and what strategies do you find helpful on sleepless nights?

Storytelling can be a healing form of expression around one’s grief. A small group of veterans created a powerful film that tells a story around a suicide loss.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Brooklyn Nets Ref Game in Brooklyn, New York

Event Photos, Adult and Youth Survivors come together in fellowship in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

TAPS military survivors paddle South Carolina’s unique ecosystems along the Barrier Islands in South Carolina.

What self-care strategies have you found beneficial?

Single parent, veteran and survivor shares what she’s learned with those who are navigating the often emotional transition from childhood to adulthood.

This video recording presents the latest research and clinical efforts aimed at supporting parents who face unique and specific bereavement challenges.

The need for volunteers at TAPS is increasing as the number of survivors seeking comfort and care increases, and programming grows to support them

How has a sudden change in your journey impacted the progress you have made with your healing?

This spring, we’re excited to start training for the fall race season as we continue to make every mile memory in honor of our loved ones.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended Military Appreciation Night in San Antonio, Texas.

Event Photos, Adult and Youth Survivors come together in fellowship at Fort Hood, Texas.

Have you ever felt as though you had to put your own grief aside in order to conform to others' expectations of you at an event honoring your loved one?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Orlando Magic Basketball Game in Orlando, Florida on March 14, 2019.

Event Photos: Adult Survivors participate in rigorous adventure climb at Mount Kilimanjaro.

Describe one thing that will tell us about your loved one. It can be a serious or a funny detail.

Event Photos: TAPS Family attended University of Kentucky basketball game in Lexington, Kentucky.

TAPS families and Military Mentors attended and participated in special events at three tournament locations, in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Florida.

Event Photos: TAPS supporters join together in supporting the families of our fallen military members.

Event Photos: TAPS luncheon held at the Army Navy Club in Washington, D.C.

Highlight Video of the 2019 TAPS Honor Guard Gala, held on March 6 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

This TAPS video premiered at the 2019 TAPS Honor Guard Gala honoring 25 years of caring for the families of America's fallen heroes.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the SheBelieves Cup in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Florida

TAPS proudly recognizes Kevin Penn as the TAPS Military Mentor of the Year for his outstanding work on behalf of surviving children of fallen service members.

How is your life different because you have been able to connect with others through TAPS?

Last May, employees of BAE Systems packed 550 Hugs To Go bags for surviving children attending the National Good Grief Camp in Washington, D.C.

A growing body of research is showing that controlled breathing has been shown to reduce stress and improve overall physical and mental health.

John Jarecki hosts a Military Mentor event in Alexandria, Virginia, to help recruit other mentors and to raise funds for TAPS on February 26.

When suicide is addressed in films, we wonder, “why this happened”. Awareness about risk factors and warning signs help us recognize someone struggling.

What is something you use as a tool to help you when grief gets tough?

TAPS will present the Senator Ted Stevens Leadership Award to surviving sibling Angel Pansini at our 25th Anniversary TAPS Honor Guard Gala on March 6.

For Flashback Friday, we re-publish a letter the late Sen. Ted Stevens wrote in gratitude for staff and sponsors work supporting surviving military families.

Gift bags given to nominees at this Sunday’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles will include a special bracelet that comes from Afghanistan with a message of hope.

Event Photos: TAPS fundraiser held in Jupiter, Florida by hosts Tom and Sharon Chisholm

Suicide survivors, learn new new ways to navigate your grief journey at the Healing After Suicide Loss Conference in Denver, Colorado on April 27.

Event Photos: TAPS survivors walk 8.1 miles together at the Great Aloha Run.

Increase your happiness by going out of your way to do something kind and unexpected for someone else.

How has your TAPS mentor made an impact on your life or those in your family?

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended NASCAR Trucks with Spencer Boyd in Atlanta, Georgia

A volunteer since 2001, Rob continues to provide outstanding support of children grieving the loss their fallen heroes.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the NBA All-Star Military Weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina

Survivors Crystal and her son Max fostered a sick little puppy named Earl who stole their heart, and the hearts of 4 million viewers.

TAPS' Suicide Postvention Model of Support includes helping survivors to move focus away from how their loved ones died, and to focus on how they lived.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Phantom of the Opera in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This video recording discusses on how veterans and military families can work towards posttraumatic growth after loss.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving mothers explore Austin, create new bonds and celebrate their fallen heroes.

What was something comforting someone did for you after the death of your loved one?

A TAPS Peer Mentor now helping other survivors heal, recalls the roller coaster of emotions that come with losing the love of your life.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the Capitals Military Appreciation Game in Washington, D.C.

More than 60 grief professionals attended a 2-day Techniques of Grief Therapy workshop with grief expert Robert Neimeyer, PhD.

Event Photos: Medal of Honor recipient Hershel Williams visit at TAPS Headquarters

Thanks to NFL, USAA, and a very special NFL coach, TAPS surviving families attend the Super Bowl LIII to honor their fallen military heroes.

What do you do as a yearly memorial for your loved one?

In the spring 2002, TAPS celebrated the publication of the first issue of TAPS Magazine in the full-color, glossy format we enjoy today.

This video recording of the workshop discusses understanding how growth can come from grief, despite the emotional challenges that mourning brings.

TAPS surviving military families share their incredible moments at the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl weekend held in Orlando Florida on January 24 to 28.

TAPS teams up with the NFL and Flags of Valor to give surviving military families attending the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl a special surprise.

TAPS families are at the Pro Bowl in Florida this weekend to honor the lives of their fallen heroes and cheer on their favorite athletes and teams.

Event Photos: TAPS Families attended the NFL Pro Bowl Military Weekend in Orlando, Florida.

Event Photos: TAPS surviving women create a plan for healing and growth in Sedona, Arizona.

What is the best thing about a TAPS seminar, retreat or other event?

TAPS young adult survivors, apply before February 1 to attend this a four-day, intensive event of professional development in New York City.

Megan Gibbs shares how TAPS has brought comfort to herself and her family for nearly 20 years and now is paying it forward.

Register with Team TAPS for the Disney Princess Half Marathon February 21-24, the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon March 15-17 and other races in 2019.

Event Photos: TAPS International visit military survivors in the Ukraine.

Event Photos: Military survivors create new bonds and celebrate their fallen hero in Jacksonville.

Are there places you used to go that you now avoid after the death of your loved one?

This video recording of the webinar discusses how the physical sensation of emotion can be your ally during tough times.

Check out these books that can help you make better choices for your health and wellness journey this new year.

TAPS Men's Programs provide opportunities for surviving men to connect with others who have experienced the loss of a loved one who served.

Are there places you used to go that you now avoid after the death of your loved one?

January 12 is National Vision Board Day—as good a day as any to start creating the life you want to see for yourself.

Carolyn, who is now 28, was only 9 years old when she generously shared cherished memories of her father, Army Maj. Robert Horton.

TAPS has doubled the number of Care Groups with the support of Peer Mentors in communities across the country.

What have you done recently or what do you plan to do to take care of yourself?

Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources to surviving loved ones.

Event Photos: Survivors set sail together in fellowship on a cruise to the Caribbean.

Imagine what your life could be like now, in the best possible scenario. What would it be like to dare to dream of something new?