Camp offers refuge to military families , kids adjusting to loss of loved ones . Comment: For many , the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors , or TAPS , camp is a yearly tradition , a time for kids to play together and pay homage to their loved ones ' sacrifices . Paul Syverson III killed in action in Balad , Iraq , in 2004 . `` I just try to remember him as an awesome guy , '' his son says .
Camp offers refuge to military families , kids adjusting to loss of loved ones . Comment: Paul Syverson III killed in action in Balad , Iraq , in 2004 . `` I just try to remember him as an awesome guy , '' his son says .