"When I hear of the death of someone in the military, I know that it is more than the death of one person, it is the death of many people, of the family, and that no words are the right words. Wives, children, grandchildren's lives are torn apart, as in my family; there is a sadness that will linger for many years to come."

Tina M. Aden
MI

HEALING & SUPPORT

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General Veteran & Family Resources

The official website of the Department of Defense provides links to the home pages of each of the services and other Defense-related sites.

The official site of the Department of Veterans Affairs with links for a wide variety of resources.

United We Serve – Veterans & Military Families announces the President’s call for all Americans to participate in our nation’s recovery and renewal by serving our communities, including our veterans and military families. The site offers information, inspiration and resources.

Official G.I. Bill Handbook was created to assist service members and their families in understanding what they can expect in terms of the G.I. bill, tuition assistance, veteran benefits and selecting degrees.

Family Care Plan Preparation
A series of guidelines that service members and their families use for upcoming deployment by following for their day-to-day life, such as school enrollment or legal documentation.

Veterans' Counseling Services
Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for family members for military-related issues.

Center for Women Veterans is a center within the Department of Veterans Affairs that ensures that women veterans receive benefits and services on a par with male veterans, without discrimination.

Disabled American Veterans works to build better lives for America’s disabled veterans.

After Deployment is a joint project between the Defense Centers of Excellence with the National Center of Telehealth and Technology to guide service members and their families when dealing with possible effects of their deployment.

Military Order of the Purple Heart is community of combat wounded veterans.

MilitaryHOMEFRONT is the Department of Defense website for official Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) program information, policy and guidance designed to help troops and their families, leaders, and service providers.

Armed Services YMCA provides services and programs to young enlisted military members and their families.

Armed Forces Services Corporation provides veterans and their families with the information they need for support and entitlement.

NMFA is a national organization dedicated to identifying and resolving issues affecting military families.

STOMP is the only National Parent Training and Information Center for military families providing support and advice to military parents without regard of the type of medical condition their child has.

National Veterans Foundation provides a toll-free number that veterans in need of assistance can call from anywhere in the country, free of charge, to receive individual referrals to services close to their own homes.

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, war-time veterans organization, devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is a not-for-profit community service organization that now numbers nearly 3 million members, men and women, in nearly 15,000 American Legion posts worldwide.

Veterans of Foreign Wars was originally founded in 1899 as the American Veterans of Foreign Service. The VFW continues to be a voice for veterans, currently deployed members of our Armed Forces and their families. The 2.4 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliaries are located in 8,500 VFW Posts around the world.

American Gold Star Mothers offers a variety of programs provided by a network of mothers who perpetuate the noble principles for which their children fought and died.

Gold Star Wives of America serves military widows/widowers whose spouses died while on active duty or from service-connected disabilities.

TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc.) serves the families and friends of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

TurboTap offers full transition services to retiring military personnel at any point required including well before or after the military-to-civilian transition.

Mlitary.com offers networking and job training opportunities for military spouses.