Veterans & Responders
For the people who served, and the people who still answer the call.
Sussex County is home to 17,767 veterans. This desk keeps our reporting for them in one place: Veterans Week, Faces of Sussex service, where to get help close to home, and how to tell us about your veteran.
Sussex veterans, by name
Every profile links to the published source where the story was first told. Every story a reader sends is read by an editor before anything is published.
Our Veterans Week reporting
Part 1 came out Sunday, Nov. 8. Part 2, our Veterans Day special edition, came out Tuesday, Nov. 10. Read Part 1 or read Part 2.
Also this week: Sussex County offices close Wednesday for Veterans Day.
More for Sussex veterans
Where to get help, close to home
You don't have to drive to Wilmington for everything. These are official listings; full details are in our guide.
| Need | Where | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Crisis, any hour | Veterans Crisis Line. Free, confidential, 24/7. | 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, 802 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 100, Dover. 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 |
Sources: VA, Sussex County VA Clinic · VA, Sussex County Vet Center · Delaware Office of Veterans Services · Veterans Crisis Line
If you or a veteran you know is in crisis
Dial 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. You don't have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.
The people who still answer the call
Our responders reporting is under way. Know something we should look at? Write to [email protected].
Staffing
Volunteer fire company and EMS staffing and recruiting across Sussex, by company and by year.
Growth and response
Where Sussex is building, compared with where fire and EMS stations sit.
In an emergency, call 911.
Tell us about your veteran.
Send us their name, branch, town and a few words in your own voice. An editor reads every submission before anything is published.
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