Where Sussex veterans can get help, close to home
Health care, free counseling, benefits help and your local post. You don't have to drive to Wilmington for everything.
You don't have to drive to Wilmington for everything. These are in Sussex County.
| Need | Where | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Crisis, any hour | Veterans Crisis Line | Dial 988, press 1 · text 838255 |
| Health care | Sussex County VA Clinic, 21748 Roth Ave., Georgetown. Primary care, lab work, mental health care and podiatry. | VA main line 800-461-8262 · details |
| Counseling | Sussex County Vet Center, 20653 DuPont Blvd., Suite 1, Georgetown. Free and confidential, for veterans, service members and their families. | Open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. · details |
| Benefits and claims | Delaware Office of Veterans Services. Accredited service officers help file claims and never charge for it. 302-739-2792 | vets.delaware.gov |
| Rest and honor | Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro. Open every day, dawn to dusk. | details |
| Your local post | VFW and American Legion posts across Sussex County. Many can point you to a service officer. | Call or stop by your post |
If you've never walked into your local VFW or American Legion post, Veterans Week is a good time to do it. Many can point you to a service officer who can help with a claim.
Help is available
If you're a veteran in crisis, or worried about one, call 988 and press 1, text 838255 or chat through the Veterans Crisis Line. It's free, confidential and open 24/7.
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.
Sources
- https://www.va.gov/wilmington-health-care/locations/sussex-county-va-clinic/
- https://www.va.gov/sussex-county-vet-center/
- https://vets.delaware.gov/health-resources
- https://vets.delaware.gov/delaware-veterans-memorial-cemetery
- https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
- https://vets.delaware.gov/service-officers
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