DEALING WITH GRIEF OVER THE HOLIDAYS: PRACTICAL TIPS TO HELP
National Organization Comforting Families of the Fallen Offers Advice to Help All Who Are Grieving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2008
WASHINGTON – Holiday cheer and merrymaking may be everywhere this time of year, but for thousands of Americans grieving the loss of a loved one, the holiday season can be an emotional minefield. And there’s no roadmap for easy navigation.
New Veterans Hit Hard by Economic Crisis - Features USA Cares and Operation Homefront
New York Times
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ | November 17, 2008
Photo by Chip Litherland for The New York Times
After a mortar sent Andrew Spurlock hurtling off a roof in Iraq, ending his Army career in 2006, the seasoned infantryman set aside bitterness over his back injury and began to chart his life in storybook fashion: a new house, a job as a police officer and more children.
Online Chat with Derek McGinnis, Amputee Advocate, American Pain Foundation
LIMITED SPACE - MAKE YOUR RESERVATION TODAY!!
Please join American Pain Foundation on Friday, November 21st at 8:00 pm ET in APF’s PainAid Chat Room for this Live Chat with Derek McGinnis, the American Pain Foundation’s Amputee Advocate. They will be discussing the importance of exercise as part of a pain care plan.
Treating Post Traumatic Stress in Military Families: A Live Video Teleconference Presented by Coming Home Project
December 4, 12-2 pm
UCSF / Mount Zion
1600 Divisadero St., Herbst Hall, 2nd Fl.
San Francisco, CA
The impacts of war-related trauma don’t reside solely in the Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman or woman. Because humans are wired to connect, the ripples radiate out and affect many, in particular those close to the veteran: including his or her spouse, children, siblings, parents, marital relationship, extended family, and significant others. READ MORE »
Operation Homefront: Visitors to Gettysburg National Military Park Send Messages to the Troops
NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Dru Anne Neil
717-338-1243
dneil@gettysburgfoundation.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TAPS OFFERS WEBINAR ON “WORKING WITH THE BEREAVED: SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2008
Sentinels of Freedom: Keeping Watch Over America’s Sentries
US Army News | Nov 03, 2008BY Carrie McLeroy
Mike Conklin is a man on a mission. After one of his three Army Ranger sons was wounded in Iraq in 2003, he committed to do something palpable to help severely wounded servicemen and women. “I thought to myself, I can do more than put a yellow ribbon magnet on my car, and I should.” READ MORE »
Veterans Day
Thank you for what you do each and every day: for your military service, and for your service and support to military, veterans, families, and survivors. There is a lot happening this Veterans Day. Here are some highlights of events happening among our CIAV organizations:
