Military Survivor Seminar and "Good Grief" Camp Counsels Survivors Of Fallen Military Personnel
ARLINGTON, VA – MAY 28: Karen Clarkson grieves over her slain son’s grave at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Her son Sgt. Joel Clarkson was serving as an Army Ranger team leader in Afghanistan when he was shot and killed in March, 2010. He had also served three tours of duty in Iraq and one previous deployment in Afghanistan. Karen Clarkson was one of some 1,200 adults, most of whom are grieving parents and spouses, also attend the TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar held concurrently with a “Good Grief Camp” for military children in Arlington. Five hundred military children and teens, many of whom had a parent that was killed in the Afghan and Iraq wars, attended the annual four-day “Good Grief Camp” in Arlington, VA and Washington, DC, which is run by TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors). The TAPS slogan is “Remember the Love. Celebrate the Life. Share the Journey.” (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)