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We Honor Veterans

Caring Professionals on a Mission to Serve

An older Black woman vVteran smiles as she receives a medal. Service members stand around her clapping and smiling.

We Honor Veterans empowers end-of-life care partners to meet the unique needs of America’s Veterans and their families.

Our guidance and resources are focused on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment so that veterans can be guided through their life stories toward a more peaceful ending.

We provide help and educational resources that teach respectful inquiry, compassionate listening, and grateful acknowledgment as you work for America’s Veterans.

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The Latest from We Honor Veterans

News

The Alliance Celebrates the Dole Act Becoming Law, Protecting Burial Benefits for Veterans

The National Alliance for Care at Home and We Honor Veterans celebrate the Dole Act becoming law as it ensures that families of terminally-ill Veterans receiving VA-furnished hospice care – wherever they call home – retain access to their full VA burial allowance. Read the statement.
Navy Veteran and hospice care recipient, Kyu Cho, poses for a photo with his wife and sister, Anna.
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A Powerful Family Reunion for a Veteran Hospice Patient

from UC Davis Hospice, Sacramento, CA

Learn how Dreams for Veterans and UC Davis Hospice collaborated to reunite Navy Veteran and hospice recipient, Kyu, and his sister, Anna.
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WHV & Opus Peace Webinar: Bereavement Support for Veterans and their Loved Ones

WHV welcomes back Opus Peace founder, Deborah Grassman NP, and Opus Peace Executive Director, Angie Snyder MSN, MHA for a presentation that highlights the special circumstances surrounding grief and the military!

Upcoming Events from WHV and our Partners

There are no upcoming events at this time.

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Get the resources you need to learn how to serve Veterans

Our resources are designed to empower hospice professionals to meet the unique needs of dying Veterans.

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Recent Resources for Care Professionals

Caring for Veterans

Guide for Caring for Veterans of Foreign Militaries (VoFM) at End-of-Life
Best Practices

WHV Webinar: Identifying Clinically Meaningful Moral Injury Among Veterans at End-of-Life
Best Practices

WHV Webinar: Dementia Series Part 2: Supporting Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia at End of Life
Partners

Hospice and VA Working Together: Relationship Building Suggestions

WHV Partners work in the community to ensure that excellent care at end-of-life is available for our nation’s Veterans and their families.

Mr. Allen, sitting in a chair, holds his Korean War Peace Medal. Two Caris Healthcare staff members are behind him.
Mr. Allen being awarded the Korean War Peace Medal at Caris Healthcare in Cookeville, TN

Read Stories from Our Partners

Medal of Honor Recipient, MSG Jose Rodela
Stories

Honoring Medal of Honor Recipient, MSG Jose Rodela

from Hope Hospice, New Braunfels, TX

HVP volunteers provide food to households in need.
Stories

Hospice-Veteran Partnerships Support their Communities

from Hope Hospice, New Braunfels, TX

The spouse of a Korean War Veteran is recognized at a event hosted by Infinity Hospice.
Stories

Recognizing the “Forgotten” Veterans of the Korean War

from Infinity Hospice Care, Scottsdale, AZ

Looking for an end-of-life care partner that understands Veterans’ needs?

Our network of over 3,000 partners – made up of hospices and community organizations – means that the community can find a partner that is able to recognize the unique needs of America’s Veterans and their families.

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Thank you to our community partners

Interested in being a Partner?

The goal of the Earn Your Stars program is simple – to care for and honor those who have served when they reach the end of life.

We Honor Veterans provides tiered recognition to organizations, known as Partners, that demonstrate a systematic commitment to improving care for Veterans both within their organizations and the communities they serve.

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