Merry Christmas from Google

I already use Google for searching, for shopping, for directions and for quickly finding the answers that will end unpleasant debates. Now I am very pleased to say that I'll be using Google to find resources to help my family and other military families. A group of veterans, military family members and friends of veterans who work for Google created a special site called simply, Google for Veterans and Families.

The site is divided into basically two pages: Google for Veterans and Google for Military Families. From each of those pages you can very easily navigate to a myriad of free services that already exist for veterans and milfamilies.

It's an absolutely phenomenal first stop for all things veteran and milfam, and a very generous Christmas (or Chanukkah, or Kwanzaa, or Solstice, or ...) present from the Internet behemoth to all of us.

Here's what you'll find:

FOR VETERANS

Watch 3D virtual tours of service and build your own tour soon

• Keep military documents safe and access them from anywhere


• Store and share videos from your service


• Relive your service through photos


• Record your favorite service memories


• Make a map of where the military has taken you
  
  
  

  Explore your life after service

  
  

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  Pick up suggestions for your transition
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  • Build your resume and get started on your future
  
  
  • Make sure prospective employers can reach you
  
  
  • Establish an online presence for your business
  
  
  • Help your favorite veterans' non-profit
  
  
  • Track your investments
  
  
  • Keep track of your expenses with free software
  
  
  • Follow current events
  
  
  • Get news you're interested in delivered right to you
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Connect with fellow veterans

  
  

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  Find and meet other veterans
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  • Make nearly free calls to friends deployed or stationed overseas
  
  
  • Collaborate on a map of your service
  
  
  • Watch 3D virtual tours of service and build your own tour soon
  
  
  • Talk with up to ten veterans in a group video chat
  
  
  • Help fellow veterans through their transition
  
  
  • Share selectively with other veterans you are close with
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Reconnect with your loved ones

  
  

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  Video chat with friends and family from anywhere
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  • Make phone calls from your computer
  
  
  • Record a video to share with loved ones
  
  
  • Find news articles related your time in the service
  
  
  • Draw with your family from 1,000 miles away
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Connect with civilians

  
  

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  Do your part to bridge the gap
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  • Listen to civilian tributes
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Host a video discussion on what it means to serve
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

Reconnect with your veteran

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Hear veterans talk about their experiences

• Read about issues that matter to your veteran


• Follow current events


• Learn more about your veteran's service


• Record a video for the veteran in your life


• Create a family photo album with your veteran


• Make a map with photos and videos


• Bring together the whole family to draw a picture

Connect with peer support

FOR FAMILIES

Join or start a video chat with up to ten people

• Make free calls within the U.S.


• Join or start a group with other military families


• Write your resume and edit it with a friend


• Memorialize a loved one