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       Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors(TAPS) - Press Releases
      </description><link>http://www.taps.org</link><image><title>TAPS</title><width>135</width><height>39</height><link>http://www.taps.org</link><url>http://www.taps.org/images/pressHdr.png</url></image><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:05 EDT</pubDate><ttl>30</ttl><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012, Trageday Assistance Program for Survivors</copyright><item><title>John B. Wood Elected Chairman by Directors of Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors</title><description>
            
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            Supporting survivors of tragic loss is a key philanthropic focus for technology and information security leader John. B. Wood of Telos Corporation. Wood was recently named as the new chairman of the Board of Directors for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). TAPS is the nonprofit veterans service organization offering help and hope to all who are grieving the loss of a loved one who was supporting the military mission, regardless of the geography or the circumstances of their death. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8714</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8714</guid><pubDate>28 Nov 2012 5:40:35 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Marks National Children's Grief Awareness Day on November 15, Hosts Online Chat</title><description>
            
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            Children's Grief Awareness Day, being observed November 15, is designed to help Americans become more aware of the needs of grieving children and the benefits they can find through the support of others. TAPS will host a special chat on its website at www.taps.org from 6:45pm-8:45pm Eastern Time on November 15 offering tips for supporting children who are grieving, with a special emphasis on navigating the holiday season. The chat will be hosted by Heather Campagna, director of TAPS youth programs and a member of the Board of Directors for the National Alliance for Grieving Children.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8585</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8585</guid><pubDate>14 Nov 2012 6:37:32 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Holiday Survival Tips: Practical Advice to Help Anyone Coping with Grief</title><description>
            
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            Holiday cheer and merrymaking may be everywhere this time of year, but for thousands grieving the loss of a loved one, the holiday season can be an emotional minefield. And there’s no road map for easy navigation. TAPS offers tips to help those who are grieving this holiday season. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8583</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8583</guid><pubDate>13 Nov 2012 7:03:40 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>When Families Grieve at the Holidays: Supporting Children Coping with Loss</title><description>
            
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            The holidays can be a magical time of year, but for children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or another significant person in their lives, the holiday season can be an emotional minefield. It also poses challenges for still-grieving family members and caregivers around them. Since its founding in 1994 by bereaved military families, TAPS is a recognized expert in child bereavement. TAPS offers tips to help families supporting a bereaved child over the holidays.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8582</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8582</guid><pubDate>13 Nov 2012 6:58:05 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Run and Remember Team Honors our Fallen Military on Veterans Day at the San Antonio Rock 'N' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon on Veterans Day</title><description>
            
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            SAN ANTONIO, Texas - For a special group of runners participating in the San Antonio Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon on Veterans Day (Sunday, November 11), every step is laced with memories and honors those who have paid the ultimate price in service to country.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8567</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8567</guid><pubDate>9 Nov 2012 5:00:38 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>400+ Widows, Parents, Children, Siblings and Friends Run with TAPS to Honor Fallen Military at the Marine Corps Marathon This Weekend</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON - For a special group of 400+ runners tackling the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM), 10K race, and Healthy Kids Fun Run this weekend, every step is laced with memories and honors those who’ve paid the ultimate price in service to country. Many of the 400+ runners on the TAPS Run &amp; Remember Team are family members, friends and supporters of our fallen military service members. Among them will be 47 West Point cadets running in memory of our fallen military heroes as “Team Long Gray Line.” The cadets have raised over $21,000 toward their $70,000 goal to help TAPS. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8476</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8476</guid><pubDate>23 Oct 2012 5:36:31 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Families &amp; Supporters of Fallen Troops Tackle Army Ten-Miler on Sunday, Runners Raise Thousands to Help Families of our Fallen Military Through TAPS</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON, DC – For a special group of 60+ runners tackling the Army Ten-Miler this Sunday, every step will be laced with memories and celebrates lives given in service to country. The nearly $25,000 raised by the runners will help the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) provide compassionate care for the families of America’s fallen military heroes. The race starts near the Pentagon on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8454</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8454</guid><pubDate>15 Oct 2012 6:07:55 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Surviving Grief: TAPS Seminar Offers Comfort for Hundreds Grieving Deaths of Military Service Members by Suicide, Oct. 5-7 in San Diego</title><description>
            
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            SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The suicide rate in the military has dominated news headlines recently. For the widows, children, parents, siblings and other loved ones left behind to grieve – their lives must be rebuilt in the shadow of tragedy. Thankfully, they don’t have to do it alone – the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) offers specialized support services and bereavement care to help. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8371</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8371</guid><pubDate>1 Oct 2012 8:59:14 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Families of the Fallen Bond in Grief During TAPS Seminar at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Balloon Release Saturday 3:45pm</title><description>
            
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            PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. – Coping with the death in wartime of a military spouse, parent, child, or sibling can be a lonesome and difficult journey. But the survivors of our fallen heroes don’t have to walk alone. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) will hold a regional grief seminar for adults and a Good Grief Camp for children at Pensacola Naval Air Station September 28-29, 2012.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8360</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8360</guid><pubDate>28 Sep 2012 10:34:54 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Retreat Sept. 20-22 Offers Support to Those Grieving Deaths of Siblings in Wartime</title><description>
            
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            WILMINGTON, N.C. – Losing a sibling who served in the military affects the brothers and sisters left behind for life - but they don’t have to walk grief’s journey alone. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) will hold a retreat for 40 people grieving the death of a brother or sister who served in the military September 20-22. While at the retreat, they will get to know each other on the ropes course, and while horseback riding and deep sea fishing – but it will be in still moments on the beach or over a meal, when siblings can talk deeply about the many ways grief has impacted and changed their lives. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8260</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8260</guid><pubDate>18 Sep 2012 5:05:00 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Run &amp; Remember Team Honors Our Fallen Military at the Air Force 5K and Half Marathon</title><description>
            
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            TAPS RUN AND REMEMBER TEAM HONORS OUR FALLEN MILITARY AT THE AIR FORCE 5K AND HALF MARATHONSurviving Families &amp; Supporters Run to Honor Our Fallen Military, Raise Awareness and Funds for TAPS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 14, 2012 DAYTON,
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8223</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8223</guid><pubDate>14 Sep 2012 4:46:43 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Families of the Fallen Help Each Other &amp; Bond in Grief at TAPS Fort Campbell Seminar</title><description>
            
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            FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Coping with the death in wartime of a military spouse, parent, child, or sibling can be a lonesome and difficult journey. But the survivors of our fallen heroes don’t have to walk alone. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) will hold a regional grief seminar for adults and a Good Grief Camp for children at Fort Campbell September 7-9, 2012.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8224</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8224</guid><pubDate>6 Sep 2012 5:30:08 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Help Military Families Left Behind: Participate in the Viecore FSD Golf Outing for TAPS on Sept. 14</title><description>
            
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            ABERDEEN, Md. – The Fifth Annual Viecore FSD Golf Outing to benefit the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) will be held Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Ruggles Golf Course at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Slots are still available for golfers and sponsors.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8189</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8189</guid><pubDate>5 Sep 2012 10:32:24 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Run and Remember Team Honors Our Fallen Military on Sunday at the Virginia Beach Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon</title><description>
            
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            VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - For a special group of runners participating in the Virginia Beach Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday, September 2, every step is laced with memories and honors those who’ve paid the ultimate price in service to country.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8157</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8157</guid><pubDate>31 Aug 2012 2:59:54 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Addressing Suicide in the Military: Helping Our Soldiers and the Families They Leave Behind, TAPS Statement on July 2012 Data on Suicide in the Army, Tips for the Media on Coverage</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) issues the following statement on the news release issued today by the Army regarding the number of soldier deaths by suicide in July 2012. The Army reported 38 likely deaths by suicide among Soldiers in July 2012, which is the highest monthly number recorded by the Army.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8076</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8076</guid><pubDate>16 Aug 2012 1:35:44 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Issues Tips for the Public to Support Grieving Military Families</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) issues the following statement on the helicopter crash yesterday in Afghanistan that took the lives of seven U.S. service members. The Washington Post reported that, “Thursday’s death toll of seven Americans was the highest for a Black Hawk incident since the Afghan war began in 2001.”
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8074</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8074</guid><pubDate>16 Aug 2012 11:28:17 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>USO/TAPS Good Grief Camp Out Near Fort Hood Offers Comfort for Children Grieving a Military Death</title><description>
            
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            KILLEEN, Texas - The children of our fallen military service members don’t have to grieve alone – they can find help and support at the USO/TAPS Good Grief Camp Out being held August 14-16, 2012, near Fort Hood. Organized by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the camp offers specialized support for children grieving a loved one who died while serving in the Armed Forces.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8071</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8071</guid><pubDate>14 Aug 2012 6:09:39 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>USO/TAPS Good Grief Camp Out Offers Comfort for Children Grieving a Military Death</title><description>
            
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            SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The children of our fallen military service members don’t have to grieve alone – they can find help and support at the USO/TAPS Good Grief Camp Out being held August 10-12, 2012, near Camp Pendleton. Organized by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the camp offers specialized support for children grieving a loved one who died while serving in the Armed Forces.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8062</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8062</guid><pubDate>9 Aug 2012 6:28:20 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Ambassador Jeremy Renner Helps the World Notice Families of our Fallen Military Heroes</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – Families of our fallen military have a champion and supporter in Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Renner, star of “The Bourne Legacy,” “The Avengers,” and “The Hurt Locker.” As a TAPS ambassador, Renner promotes the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and its work to help thousands of surviving families of our fallen military. In a poignant video posted on YouTube today, Renner introduces viewers to a group of young military widows impacted by TAPS programs. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8058</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8058</guid><pubDate>9 Aug 2012 4:39:37 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Honor a Fallen Military Hero: Run or Walk 26.2 Miles Between Now and October 25</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – Want to go from couch potato to runner while doing something that helps the families of our fallen military? It’s never been easier to get exercise and honor a fallen military hero, thanks to the Hey, Stinky Feet!® Challenge. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8057</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8057</guid><pubDate>8 Aug 2012 5:17:17 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Helping Young War Widows Find Hope Again: TAPS Retreat in Los Angeles August 1-4 Helps Bereaved Spouses</title><description>
            
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            LOS ANGELES –They are widows who’ve suffered the devastating deaths of their military husbands in wartime. At home they are picking up shattered dreams and many of them are raising children who are missing their dad. But for a few days in August, 40 military widows will learn to laugh again and know they are not alone. It’s part of the Glamorous Getaway retreat organized by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8018</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=8018</guid><pubDate>26 Jul 2012 12:25:22 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Time Magazine Cover Story Draws Attention to Deaths By Suicide in the Military, Two Widows Share Their Stories</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – TIME magazine’s cover story issued today asks why active-duty service members are dying by suicide and features the stories of two widows who both lost their husbands on the same day, March 21, 2012. Both widows are getting peer-based emotional support through the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7973</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7973</guid><pubDate>12 Jul 2012 11:10:03 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Public Safety Grant</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), announced it has received $100,000 as part of the Motorola Solutions Foundation’s Public Safety and Security Institute. The Motorola Solutions Foundation is the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. Through the grant, TAPS was able to put in place two additional peer-professionals to support military families grieving the death by suicide of a service member.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7967</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7967</guid><pubDate>11 Jul 2012 2:03:40 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Welcomes John B. Wood From Telos Corporation to the TAPS Board of Directors</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – Supporting survivors of tragic loss, is a key philanthropic focus for technology and information security leader John B. Wood, of Telos Corporation. Wood recently joined the Board of Directors for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7903</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7903</guid><pubDate>25 Jun 2012 12:31:05 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Suicide in the Military: Families Left Behind Speak Out, Inform Prevention Efforts</title><description>
            
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             WASHINGTON – Six people left behind by a loved one who died by suicide who are involved with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), will be speaking on a family panel at the Fourth Annual Department of Defense/VA Suicide Prevention Conference on Thursday, June 21, 2:15pm-3:30pm at the Renaissance Washington, 999 9th Street, Grand Ballroom. The death of a service member or veteran by suicide is devastating to the families left behind. The surge in troop suicides this year has recently drawn headlines, with the Associated Press reporting that in the first 155 days of 2012, there were 154 suicides. Often surviving family members grieving a death by suicide can share information that supports prevention and education.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7838</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7838</guid><pubDate>20 Jun 2012 11:18:36 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Run and Remember Team: Honoring Our Fallen Military Saturday at the Seattle Rock 'N' Roll Marathon &amp; Half Marathon</title><description>
            
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             SEATTLE- For a special group of runners participating in the Seattle Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon on Saturday, June 23, every step is laced with memories and honors those who’ve paid the ultimate price in service to country. Many of the runners are family members of our fallen military heroes. The funds raised by the runners will help the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the national organization that has provided comfort and care to more than 35,000 people grieving the deaths of America’s fallen military heroes and caregivers assisting them since 1994. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7837</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7837</guid><pubDate>20 Jun 2012 10:05:06 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Issues Statement on U.S. Service Member Death Toll in Afghanistan Reaching 2,000</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) issues the following statement on the U.S. military service member death toll in Operation Enduring Freedom reaching 2,000 today on the official count maintained by the Pentagon. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the 2,000 families whose loved ones serving with the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan and other locations part of Operation Enduring Freedom since 2001. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7823</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7823</guid><pubDate>14 Jun 2012 8:48:59 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Supports the 'Got Your 6' Campaign, Works to Raise Awareness of Military Family Needs with Hollywood Help</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON –As our nation pauses on the anniversary of D-Day to remember the service and sacrifice given by our veterans and their families, the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) announces its participation in the recently launched “Got Your 6” campaign. The campaign is designed to mobilize the entertainment industry to build awareness around military service member, veteran and military family issues.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7783</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7783</guid><pubDate>6 Jun 2012 5:11:11 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Memorial Day for Families of our Fallen Heroes: TAPS Survivors Go to the White House</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the national organization providing comfort and care to anyone grieving the death of someone who served in the military, will bring a group of surviving families of our fallen military to the White House for breakfast on Memorial Day with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7725</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7725</guid><pubDate>27 May 2012 9:39:59 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>The New York Life Foundation Awards a $250,000 Grant to TAPS to Provide Bereavement Support Services</title><description>
            
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            THE NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION AWARDS A $250,000 GRANT TO TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS TO PROVIDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICESCompany is the Title Sponsor of 18th Annual TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp to Be Held on
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7685</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7685</guid><pubDate>24 May 2012 10:20:25 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Run &amp; Remember Team: Honoring Our Fallen Military at the Five Trails Half Marathon on Sunday</title><description>
            
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            LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - For a special group of runners participating in the Five Trails Half Marathon on Sunday, May 20, every step is laced with memories and honors those who’ve paid the ultimate price in service to country. Many of the runners are family members and friends of our fallen military heroes. The funds raised by the runners will help the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the national organization that has provided comfort and care to more than 35,000 people grieving the deaths of America’s fallen military heroes and caregivers helping them since 1994. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7658</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7658</guid><pubDate>18 May 2012 1:57:02 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Run &amp; Remember: Honoring Our Fallen Military at the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon &amp; Semper Fred 5K This Sunday</title><description>
            
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            FREDERICKBURG, Va.– For a special group of runners tackling the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon this Sunday, May 20, every step is laced with memories and honors those who’ve died in service to America.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7657</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7657</guid><pubDate>18 May 2012 1:48:14 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Vice President Joe Biden &amp; Dr. Jill Biden to Address Families of Fallen Military Heroes</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, will speak to families left behind by our fallen military at the opening session for the 18th Annual TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar &amp; Good Grief Camp, on Friday, May 25, 2012. The Vice President and Second Lady will keynote the opening session of the annual gathering organized by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) that draws more than 2,100 participants – among them will be hundreds of widows, parents, siblings,children and others grieving the death of a loved one in military service to America. General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, will also deliver remarks.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7655</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7655</guid><pubDate>17 May 2012 12:02:36 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>North Dakota Guardsmen Prepare to Run Fargo Marathon at Home and Overseas</title><description>
            
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            NORTH DAKOTA GUARDSMEN PREPARE TO RUN FARGO MARATHON AT HOME AND OVERSEASNearly 70 Runners Will Sport TAPS Red, White &amp; Blue Singlets Honoring Fallen Military Service Members FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2012 FARGO, N.D. — Dozens of North Dakota
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7642</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7642</guid><pubDate>16 May 2012 11:42:02 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Seminar &amp; Good Grief Camp Over Memorial Day Weekend Near D.C. Offers Comfort to Hundreds of Families Left Behind by Our Fallen Military</title><description>
            
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             TAPS SEMINAR &amp; GOOD GRIEF CAMP OFFERS COMFORT TO HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND BY OUR FALLEN MILITARYSpouses, Parents, Children, Siblings of Fallen Military Gather Memorial Day WeekendChairman of the Joint Chiefs Address on Friday, Memorial Walk Near Tidal Basin
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7616</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7616</guid><pubDate>10 May 2012 12:37:16 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Volunteers Needed to Support TAPS Seminar &amp; Camp for Families of Fallen Military Over Memorial Day Weekend</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – Over Memorial Day Weekend May 25-28, more than 2,000 people will be part of the 18th annual TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar &amp; Good Grief Camp, being held at a hotel in Crystal City, Va. Among them will be mothers and fathers, husbands and wives, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers – who are grieving the death of someone who served in the Armed Forces. Volunteers are still needed to assist with the event. 
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7575</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7575</guid><pubDate>4 May 2012 8:03:23 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Run the Army Ten-Miler in Memory of a Fallen Service Member with TAPS</title><description>
            
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            RUN THE ARMY TEN MILER IN MEMORY OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER WITH TAPSIndividual Runner &amp; Team Slots Available for the Army Ten Miler, October 21, 2012Runners Run and Remember Fallen Service Members, Raise Funds to Help Families Left Behind
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7568</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7568</guid><pubDate>3 May 2012 7:08:34 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Families of the Fallen Help Each Other &amp; Bond in Grief at TAPS Fort Carson Seminar &amp; Good Grief Camp</title><description>
            
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            FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN HELP EACH OTHER &amp; BOND IN GRIEF AT TAPS FORT CARSON SEMINARBalloon Release April 28 at TAPS Regional Seminar &amp; Good Grief Camp Open to the Media FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 24, 2012 FORT CARSON,
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7535</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7535</guid><pubDate>27 Apr 2012 11:06:44 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Life After Losing a Brother or Sister in Wartime: TAPS Sibling Retreat in Seattle April 12-14 Offers Support</title><description>
            
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            SEATTLE, Wash. – Losing a brother or sister who served in the military affects the siblings left behind for life - but they don’t have to walk grief’s journey alone. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) offers specialized support, including a retreat for adult surviving siblings being held April 12-14 in Seattle.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7423</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7423</guid><pubDate>12 Apr 2012 9:54:39 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Regional Seminar &amp; Good Grief Camp at Redstone Arsenal April 13-14</title><description>
            
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            FAMILIES OF OUR FALLEN MILITARY FIND SUPPORT AT TAPS, BOND IN GRIEFTAPS Regional Seminar &amp; Good Grief Camp at Redstone Arsenal April 13 14Media Opportunity During Memorial Balloon Release on Saturday, April 14, 3 30 p.m. 4 30 p.m. FOR
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7379</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7379</guid><pubDate>11 Apr 2012 1:55:01 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Honor Guard Gala Salutes Fallen Military &amp; Raises Support to Help Their Families, CJCS Dempsey to Deliver Keynote Address</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – Families of our fallen military don’t have to grieve alone, they can find peer support and help at the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). The organization’s efforts to help survivors left behind following a death in the military will be saluted at the annual TAPS Honor Guard Gala, being held Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 6:30pm-9:30pm at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7313</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7313</guid><pubDate>2 Apr 2012 5:22:42 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Wearing O the Green 5K Honors Fallen Service Member &amp; Raises Funds to Help Support TAPS</title><description>
            
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            WARRENTON, Va. – Molly’s Irish Pub will host the Wearing O the Green 5k this year and raise funds to help the families left behind by our fallen military. This year’s race is dedicated in loving memory of Sergeant Sean Callahan of Gainesville, VA and will start at 8:00 A.M. on March 25. Sean has been a part of Molly’s restaurant since itsopening in 2001, and the staff say they are honored to dedicate this race in his memory.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7381</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7381</guid><pubDate>23 Mar 2012 2:15:18 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Run and Remember: Honoring Our Fallen Military at the ING KiDS Rock Dallas This Weekend &amp; the Rock 'N' Roll Dallas Half Marathon</title><description>
            
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            RUN AND REMEMBER HONORING OUR FALLEN MILITARY AT THE ING KiDS ROCK DALLAS &amp; THE ROCK 'N' ROLL DALLAS HALF MARATHON THIS WEEKENDSurviving families and supporters run to honor loved ones and raise support for TAPSTen Year Old raises more than $2,300 in
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7253</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7253</guid><pubDate>22 Mar 2012 2:48:21 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Issues Statement on Independent Review of Dover Port Mortuary, Talks About Moving Forward to Correct Deficiencies</title><description>
            
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            WASHINGTON – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), which provides compassionate care to the families of America’s fallen military heroes, issues the following statement regarding the Independent Review of Dover Port Mortuary, which serves as the point of entry for U.S. service members who are killed or die overseas.
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            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7043</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=7043</guid><pubDate>28 Feb 2012 1:42:14 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Run &amp; Remember Team Tackles Disney Princess Half Marathon Sunday &amp; Disney Tangled Royal Family 5K Saturday</title><description>
            
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            TAPS RUN &amp; REMEMBER TEAM TACKLES DISNEY PRINCESS HALF MARATHON ON SUNDAY, DISNEY TANGLED ROYAL FAMILY RUN 5K ON SATURDAYSupporters and Surviving Families Run to Honor Our Fallen Military, Raise Funds for TAPS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 24, 2012
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6998</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6998</guid><pubDate>24 Feb 2012 5:57:06 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Issues Statement on the Deaths Today of 7 Marines in Mid-Air Collision in Arizona and Deaths of Two Soldiers in Afghanistan</title><description>
            
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             WASHINGTON – The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) issues the following statement on the terrible tragedies today involving the midair collision of two helicopters at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma that took the lives of 7 Marines and the shooting deaths of 2 soldiers in Afghanistan.
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6993</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6993</guid><pubDate>23 Feb 2012 1:06:27 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>War Widows Go Skydiving with Army's Golden Knights at TAPS Retreat Feb. 20-24</title><description>
            
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             WAR WIDOWS GO SKYDIVING WITH ARMY’S GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT TAPS RETREAT FEB. 20 24TAPS Retreat for Military Widows Recaptures Adventure, Forges Supportive BondsMedia Opportunity to Film Skydiving Wed., February 22, 9 00am 2 00pm in HomesteadOther Media Opportunities Available in
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6842</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6842</guid><pubDate>13 Feb 2012 5:04:51 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Volvo of Dallas in Frisco Hosts Casino Night Fundraiser Thurs. Feb. 16, 6-9 pm to Support Grieving Military Families</title><description>
            
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            VOLVO OF DALLAS IN FRISCO HOSTS CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER WED. FEB. 16, 6 9 PM TO SUPPORT GRIEVING MILITARY FAMILIESFundraiser to benefit TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors), a charity for bereaved military families FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 2,
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6703</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6703</guid><pubDate>2 Feb 2012 2:29:28 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Windy 25 Memorial 5K on April 7 in Las Vegas Honors Fallen Service Members &amp; Raises Funds to Help TAPS</title><description>
            
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            LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A very special 5K race this year will honor fallen service members and raise funds to help the families they leave behind. The 2nd Annual Windy 25 Memorial 5K, being held April 7th, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on the famous Las Vegas strip, will memorialize fallen service members and raise funds to help their families through the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6678</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6678</guid><pubDate>29 Jan 2012 8:56:31 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Alaska Comes to D.C.: Universal Pictures' 'Big Miracle' After Party Included Delicious Alaska Touches at Event Supporting TAPS</title><description>
            
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            ALASKA COMES TO D.C. UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ “BIG MIRACLE” AFTER PARTY INCLUDED DELICIOUS ALASKA TOUCHES AT EVENT SUPPORTING TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS (TAPS) Wild Alaska sockeye salmon graciously donated by Cooper River Seafoods was served up by outstanding chefs Robert
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6661</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6661</guid><pubDate>26 Jan 2012 5:31:12 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS Issues Statement on Media Reports About Burial Discrepancies at VA Cemeteries, National Nonprofit Helping Military Survivors Offers Support to Surviving Families</title><description>
            
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            TAPS ISSUES STATEMENT ON MEDIA REPORTS ABOUT BURIAL DISCREPANCIES AT VA CEMETERIESNational Nonprofit Helping Military Survivors Offers Support to Surviving Families FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 24, 2012 WASHINGTON –The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), which provides compassionate care
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6634</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6634</guid><pubDate>24 Jan 2012 10:33:45 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>Support TAPS &amp; Bid on Tickets Through EBay to Attend Star-Studded World Premiere of Rescue Adventure Big Miracle on Jan. 25</title><description>
            
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            SUPPORT TAPS AND BID ON TICKETS THROUGH EBAY TO ATTEND STAR STUDDED WORLD PREMIERE OF RESCUE ADVENTURE BIG MIRACLE ON JAN. 25 Drew Barrymore, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw and others to walk red carpet for world premiere of film that
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6612</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6612</guid><pubDate>16 Jan 2012 10:25:38 EDT
  </pubDate></item><item><title>TAPS and Universal Pictures Host Star-Studded World Premiere of Rescue Adventure Big Miracle on Jan. 25</title><description>
            
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            TAPS AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOST STAR STUDDED WORLD PREMIERE OF RESCUE ADVENTURE BIG MIRACLE ON JAN. 25 Drew Barrymore, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw  and others to walk red carpet for world premiere of film that includes real West Wing love
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          </description><link>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6579</link><guid>
            http://www.taps.org/media/press.aspx?id=6579</guid><pubDate>10 Jan 2012 1:56:37 EDT
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