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When I least expected it, that beastly, nightmarish animal called anger blindsided me. July 4th, the trip to the cemetery wit the requisite flowers ..
More» My husband was more than just SSG Andre Booker, he was Dre, the love of my life. We, like so many others had our ups and our downs, but we made our ma..
More» Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear brother! Happy Bir… Oh wait. Am I supposed to be celebrating your birthday? Do the ..
More» Seven years ago, my life was bursting with the hustle and bustle of raising a young family. With a new baby in the house and a new job, my life was ch..
More» Co-conspirators. Confidants. Comrades. Alternately friend and foe. Two apples from the very same tree. That was us, my brother and me…
More» My grief journey began when my older son Julian was killed in Iraq on May 22, 2007. I knew that I wanted to do something positive in his honor...
More» Birthdays and anniversaries are days that can be both happy and difficult…especially when you have lost someone you love. For my two boys and I, our p..
More» The 16th and 19th of next month will mark the 34th birthday and the 9th anniversary of my brother's death. It's a strange thought that he's now been g..
More» After Carole Hilton’s Navy husband died suddenly, the widowed mother of three had to make a number of financial decisions immediately, while she was p..
More» I truly believe having an amazing support system has helped meet each bout of sadness, and TAPS has offered me comfort in a way that I never thought p..
More» Military widow Shanette Booker talks about how friends and family try to help, but sometimes don't understand how survivors feel about the death of th..
More» Carol Lane's Saturday Morning Message shares the perspective of a surviving parent and others coping with a military loss...
More» I remember many years ago, when that sing-song sentiment ushered in Memorial Day Weekend each year. Ahhh… the start of summer! Late nights splashing ..
More» It is amazing how the meaning of Memorial Day has changed for me through the years. I am somewhat ashamed to admit that before my sons enlisted in the..
More» While our family contracted in size 8 ½ years ago, it continued to grow after that…and growth is a sign of life...
More» On July 14, 1976, I was blessed with my first born, William Austin Daniel. This was the beginning of the purest, most unconditional love I would ever..
More» I am Michele. And I am a survivor. My story mirrors that of every other TAPS survivor. Someone I love died, and I'm writing my way through the grief..
More» On 19 August 2011, I lost the love of my life, my soul mate, best friend,and partner in life via self-inflicted injuries. I do not hold that as the ca..
More» At one point in my life I thought a year was a long time,and in some ways I still agree with that, but at the same time, it often feels like I blink a..
More» The year following my husband’s death was undoubtedly the most difficult year I have ever had to deal with. Never in a million years did I think I wo..
More» Writing has always been my passion. It stirs my emotions and allows me to express myself more adequately than any other way. ..
More» Missing Max: Finding Hope After My Marine Son’s Death - Had I any previous vision of that title...
More» Why is it that human beings, when faced with the unknowable, develop expectations of how it is going to be?
More» It was a cold, dreary, wet November morning in Oregon. I’d just grabbed a pair of wool socks to ward off the cold when I heard the doorbell ring. I fe..
More» It all started years back at a Philadelphia Eagles game. My brother-in-law invited me down to ...
More» One of the things that someone said to me shortly after Matthew died in 2007 was...
More» A picture is worth a thousand words. That’s all I need to say when someone views...
More» The year was 2004. For the first time, TAPS expanded the Run and Remember Team to include our TAPS children running...
More» The story of Klinger is a journey of loss, grief, and hope, which many of us kids can identify with...
More» Gardening can be such a personal journey; it’s not just about planting a seed and ...
More» I was in search of vinegar when it happened. I had just checked on my infant son and was on my way to the cabinet...
More» Grief feels a lot like winter. Winter is cloudy, overcast, and cold. The heavy, gray skies make you want to withdraw.
More» With the coming of the holiday season, do widows and widowers feel more alone? I know I always do. Parties, get-togethers, and holiday celebrations se..
More» Now that I am a year and a half beyond the death of my fiancé, I am able to hold my footing a bit longer these days and look back. I look back at this..
More» I am a 25 year old 7th grade Language Arts teacher and a wife whose husband died by suicide...
More» There is a heart-shaped wooden plaque that hangs on the wall in my kitchen. It says "Home is where our story begins..."
More» In October 1983, Navy Lieutenant John Hudson was packing to return from a deployment...
More» Every day, when I get to work and flip the switch on my computer, I come face to face with the image of Private First Class Cody Grater...
More» Ever since March 11, 2008, I have been teetering on the edge. On that day I received the heartbreaking news...
More» I thought my life was over when my husband, Marine Corp Major John Ruocco took his own life. The thought of going on and raising...
More» I could not comprehend when three Air Force officials knocked on my door to tell me that my husband...
More» It is an odd and frightening sensation to wish you were dead. After my husband died I fervently wished I could die, too
More» Many of us have been faced with multiple shipments of personal effects from various corners of the world. Others of us are denied...
More» Please realize that I love your son…and I know you do as well. There was nothing fair or normal about him...
More» I used to think life was an adventure. I had lived through so much in my few years...
More» My family has always loved Christmas, and it is a wonderful time of year...
More» For many surviving families who have lost a loved one in the military, our interactions with the media are interwoven...
More» At lunch on the first day of the Survivor Weekend in May, I searched the room...
More» Not many people can understand the full impact of opening the front door to find military casualty officers...
More» Almost 2000 service members make the ultimate sacrifice each year. The military survivor must face...
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