Vets Experience

Blue Star Welcome Week is an opportunity for military and Veteran families across the country to get to know their communities better, form connections with their neighbors, and feel a sense of belonging in their new homes. 

Welcome.US is a coalition that’s built by leaders across sectors, political parties, and all walks of life who are coming together to do everything we can to support Afghans seeking safety

Veterans, active duty service members, Reservists, and Guard members can submit photos online Sept. 15-Oct. 20 as part of the America250 November Salute.

People can submit photos online at america250.org/november-salute.

The Veterans Benefits Administration is now hiring Veterans Service Representatives nationwide to assist with new and existing claims.

Would you like to support the resettlement of our Afghan allies and other vulnerable Afghan national refugees? Here is how you can help with the Afghanistan response. 

TAPS will always provide a safe space and supportive community for all those grieving a military loss– to walk alongside the families of our nation’s fallen heroes on each step of their grief journey. Each step of the way, TAPS will always provide comfort, support, and, most importantly, hope.

In honor of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 and National Day of Service, Operation Gratitude welcomes grateful Americans to express their appreciation for the service and sacrifice of first responders, service members, and Veterans through our digital letter writing campaign.

Veterans Day is just over two months away, and any organization who wants a simple, free way to make Veterans Day more meaningful for Vietnam Veterans can become commemorative partners.

America’s Warrior Partnership (AWP) is dedicated to ensuring community service providers are empowered to provide support and Veterans understand where and how they can access resources locally.

The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the Mid-America Arts Alliance, is launching a new, national community arts grant program to expand support for military service members, Veterans, and their families and caregivers who have been exposed to trauma.  

This national rally serves as a collective message from artists and community organizations across the country to our military brothers and sisters: “You’ve been there for us.  We’ll be here for you. Thank you for your service.  It’s our turn now.”   

Volunteers interested in cleaning headstones in national cemeteries can sign up for a National Day of Service to be held in 65 locations Sept. 10. All volunteers interested in participating in the “National Day of Service” should sign up at Carry the Load register.

With 20,000 hearings completed by August 2021, the Board of Veterans Appeals is on pace to best its previous record, smashing its historical average of 16,000 annually.