Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, greets the surviving daughter of Marine Corps Maj. David Yaggy 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.