Social Security Honors Our Military Heroes

On Memorial Day, our nation honors military service
members who have given their lives for our country. As Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt
once said, "Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget
in time that men [and women] have died to win them." This is why families, friends, and communities
come together to remember the great sacrifices of our military members and
ensure their legacies live on.

The benefits we provide can
help the surviving families of deceased military service members. For example, widows, widowers,
and their dependent children may be eligible for Social Security survivors
benefits. You can learn more about those
benefits at www.ssa.gov/survivors.

We also offer support to our wounded warriors. Social Security benefits protect veterans
when injuries prevent them from returning to active duty or performing other
work. Both the Department of Veteran
Affairs and Social Security have disability programs. You may qualify for disability benefits
through one program but not the other, or you may qualify for both. Depending on your situation, some members of
your family, including your dependent children or spouse, may be eligible to
receive Social Security benefits.

Wounded military service members can receive
expedited processing of their Social Security disability claims. If you are a veteran with a 100% Permanent & Total compensation
rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs, we’ll
expedite your disability claim.

Want more information about how we can help? Visit www.ssa.gov/woundedwarriors
for answers to commonly asked questions or to find information about the
application process.

Thinking about retirement or know a veteran who is? Military service members can receive Social
Security benefits in addition to their military retirement benefits. For details, visit our webpage for veterans,
available at www.ssa.gov/people/veterans.

Please share this information with the military
families you know. We honor and thank the veterans who bravely
served and died for our country and the military service members who serve
today.