The groups that show up for Sussex veterans all year

Operation SEAs the Day, Bethany Beach. Since 2013 this group has hosted wounded, active-duty and veteran families for a free Warrior Family Beach Week in donated homes, 25 to 30 families each year and more than 1,000 families in all. The week includes a parade from Bethany to Selbyville. (WHYY, Sept. 5, 2026)

Fort Miles Historical Association and Fort Miles Museum, Lewes. The museum at 15099 Cape Henlopen Drive keeps the story of the World War II coastal defenses alive and hosts D-Day and V-J Day ceremonies. [email protected]. (fortmilesmuseum.org)

Delaware Veterans Home, Milford. Long-term care for veterans on 24 acres. It had 70 residents this spring, the Cape Gazette reported, when Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 donated personal care items. Admissions and volunteer information are on its site. (Cape Gazette)

Home of the Brave Foundation, near Milford. Transitional housing for homeless veterans with honorable discharges, with stays of up to two years plus help with job skills and benefits. (Delaware Electric Cooperative)

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1105, Georgetown. The Sussex County chapter holds a National Vietnam Veterans Day observance on March 29, and it presented Quilts of Valor to three local Vietnam veterans in 2025. (VVA · Cape Gazette, Feb. 17, 2025)

Military Officers Association of America, Southern Delaware Chapter. Chartered in 1983, it meets at noon on the third Tuesday of January through May and September through November at AMVETS Post 2, 32592 Long Neck Road. (MOAA)

Delmarva Leathernecks Foundation. Marine veterans who marked the Corps' 251st birthday last November. (Cape Gazette, Nov. 29, 2025)

Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary's Flags for Heroes. About 550 flags lined Kings Highway last fall, and each $50 medallion honors a hero and raises money for Sussex nonprofits. (Cape Gazette)

Colonial Paralyzed Veterans of America. Grants, peer support, adaptive sports and benefits help for veterans with spinal cord injury, MS and ALS. Its PlayStation 5 giveaway runs through Dec. 15. (Colonial PVA · giveaway)

Eden Veterans Refuge. Transitional housing for veterans, based in Smyrna in Kent County, which is hosting a public Veterans Day dinner in Dover on Nov. 11. RSVP 302-508-5597.

Your local posts. VFW Post 7447 in Rehoboth Beach, Mason-Dixon VFW Post 7234 in Ocean View, American Legion Post 17 in Lewes, Post 28 near Millsboro, Post 5 in Rehoboth Beach, Post 6 in Seaford and AMVETS Post 2 in Long Neck. Mason-Dixon Post 7234 hosted a free veterans benefits town hall in April. (State calendar)

Does your group serve Sussex veterans? Tell us at [email protected] and we'll add you.

Tell us about your veteran

Our Veterans Day special edition comes out Tuesday, and we want it full of Sussex County veterans. Tell us about your veteran, or your town's veterans: a parent, grandparent, neighbor, coach or friend.

Send us:

• Their name, branch and when they served
• Their town in Sussex County
• A few sentences about them, in your words
• A photo, if you have one and they're OK with us running it

Send it with our Tell us form by Monday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m., or email it to [email protected] with "My veteran" in the subject line. It's free, and every veteran we can confirm gets a place in the edition.