"I know that she had a man that raised her to be a strong woman, and she knows from me we are still going and to me that is the best thing to honor our dads," said Shannon. The two met for the first time and bonded over their shared experiences. Rhea Shannon and Kelly McHugh-Stewart both lost their fathers in 2010 in Afghanistan. "The war followed many of our service members home, and whether they died by suicide as a result of post traumatic stress, or illnesses as a result of exposures to toxins, or an accident or any other way, regardless of the moment and the manner, this is about the years of the life and service." Last year, TAPS assisted more than 9,000 newly grieving military families. It provides military families with peer support, professional counseling and a way to honor their loves ones. "I lost my husband in an Army plane crash along with seven other soldiers, and at that time there was no national program," said Bonnie Carroll, TAPS founder.Ĭarroll is the founder of the Tragedy Assistance Program, or TAPS. TAPS is an organization that assists thousands of families each year who have lost servicemen or women. (KABC) - Grieving military families have an outlet to help them heal during times of tragedy. "TAPS" is an organization that assists thousands of families each year who have lost servicemen or women. Grieving military families have an outlet to help them heal during times of tragedy.
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