When Corbin Cabrera was 13 years old, his father--Army Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera--was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2011. Two years later, Corbin discovered a program that connected other children who lost a parent in combat or the war at home. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Good Grief Camp meets in DC each Memorial Day weekend and helps kids of the fallen connect, process their grief, and have fun together. A couple years later, Corbin would became a legacy mentor with TAPS and start mentoring a little girl and her sister. Corbin is a senior at Texas A&M University.

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Special Guest: Corbin Cabrera.

Links:

• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
• TAPS Good Grief Youth Program
• Peace Corps Revisited Podcast Episode Mentioned in Intro
• Corbin Cabrera on CBS Evening News
• Military Times: Honor the Fallen