TS Radio: Veterans Issues with TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll

Hosted by Marti Oakley & Sheree Evans

Our guest:   BONNIE CARROLL
TAPS President and Founder

Bonnie Carroll is a 2015 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is a military veteran, the surviving spouse of the Brigadier General Tom Carroll, a former staffer in the Reagan and Bush White Houses, and the President and Founder of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the leading national Military Service Organization providing compassionate care, casework assistance, and 24/7/365 emotional support for all those impacted by the death of a military loved one. Ms. Carroll founded TAPS following the death of her husband in an Army C-12 plane crash on November 12, 1992. (READ MORE)

TAPS was not designed to replicate services of other organizations or government programs.  The organization is based on survivors helping other survivors heal.  Called "companioning", the focus is on an effective strategy to help and assist the bereaved,  

From TAPS.org

"The death of a loved one who served in the military can turn your normal life upside down. Sometimes even your friends can’t understand what you are going through after the death of your loved one, because they haven’t been where you are. You may feel isolated, lonely or just plain sad. Grief is a normal response to loving someone and losing them, but it can hurt so much. And it may not just be you who is hurting. Other people in your life that you love may also be in pain, and you are not quite sure what to do or how to help them. Wherever you are at - you are not alone."