Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) and Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker and The Guardian) at the TAPS Gala
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On Tuesday night Pam and I had the honor of representing the Coast Guard at the Annual TAPS Gala in Washington. TAPS is the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. Their mission statement from their web site (http://www.taps.org/) is:
“Caring for the families of the fallen...
TAPS is the 24/7 tragedy assistance resource for ANYONE who has suffered the loss of a military loved one, regardless of the relationship to the deceased or the circumstance of the death.
Founded out of tragedy in 1994, TAPS has established itself as the front line resource to the families and loved ones of our military men and women. TAPS provides comfort and care through comprehensive services and programs including peer based emotional support, case work assistance, crisis intervention, and grief and trauma resources.”
Bonnie Carroll is the Chairman and Founder of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the national Veterans Service Organization providing peer based emotional support, grief and trauma resources and information, casualty casework assistance and crisis intervention for all those affected by the death of a loved one serving in, or in support of, the armed forces. Bonnie founded TAPS after the loss of her husband in 1992.
The senior military officer was ADM Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his wife Deborah. Kyra Phillips the mid morning CNN Anchor was the Mistress of Ceremonies and we were also honored to have Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner and Brian Geraghty who starred in the movie The Hurt Locker join us. If Brian looks familiar to our Coast Guard family you may remember him as one of the rescue swimmers in training from the movie The Guardian.
We salute the leadership, staff, and many volunteers who have made TAPS such a valuable resource to our military families.
Please visit their web site.
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