Nicki Bunting, right, the surviving spouse of U.S. Army Capt. Brian Bunting, hugs her son after receiving the Sen. Ted Stevens Leadership Award March 27, 2014, during the 2014 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Honor Guard Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. TAPS was a 24-hour tragedy assistance resource for anyone who lost a military loved one.