ure , ▁or ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁a ▁loved ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁off - d ut y ▁hours , ▁SP AR S ▁contributed ▁time ▁and ▁effort ▁to ▁many ▁community ▁and ▁w art ime ▁causes . ▁Some ▁became ▁active ▁nur se ' s ▁a ides , ▁some ▁rolled ▁band ages ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁others ▁don ated ▁blood ▁to ▁blood ▁banks , ▁some ▁visited ▁service ▁men ▁in ▁con val es cent ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁others ▁collected ▁g ifts ▁for ▁the ▁men ▁over se as . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁March ▁of ▁D imes ▁campaign s , ▁and ▁war ▁ch est ▁and ▁war ▁bond ▁drives . ▁Both ▁officers ▁and ▁en list ed ▁were ▁awarded ▁rib b ons ▁and ▁med als ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁service , ▁and ▁some ▁were ▁acknowled ged ▁for ▁their ▁out standing ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁and ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁general , ▁SP AR S ▁looked ▁upon ▁their ▁service ▁favor ably , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁found ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁kin ship ▁in ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁military ▁forces ▁during ▁w art ime . ▁With ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Japan ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁US CG ▁dem obil ization ▁effort ▁began , ▁and ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁were ▁gradually ▁dis charg ed . ▁They ▁were ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁service ▁on ▁a ▁point ▁system , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁their ▁jobs . ▁However , ▁many ▁SP AR S ▁were ▁re