that's pretty amazing. >> taryn davis joins me from austin, texas.irst, tell me about your husband. >> my husband michael, or as they called him in the military, corporate michael davis, beautiful man, 6'2", big gap-tooth smile. green eyes. a little geek. he loved things like star trek and pbs. he was my soulmate. and he would do anything for anybody. if you were to come up to him and say, i want to walk on the moon one day, michael would look at you and smile and say, bring me back a rock. he was one of those people that believed in everybody and followed his heart and put his heart into anything he wanted to pursue. >> through your support group, is that something that you're trying to encourage to the other widows, that they should talk about or live with that -- with those beautiful memories of the spouse that they lost? >> definitely. i think when you hear the word "widow," it has such a sigma. for me, before michael was killed, when i thought of a widow, i thought of a 90-year-old woman in black. i didn't think of someone that looks like me. bu

taryn davis lost her husband at the age of 21. triumph and survival. >> my husband was killed in baghdad, iraq. even four years later people still don't really know how to react when you say hi, i'm taryn and i'm a widow. after the funeral i felt ostracized. everybody wrote off my grief due to my young age. i wanted to talk about it with other which dose. they won't tell me i'm grieving wrong. i just wanted to create what i was searching for and hope there were others that cocom and build it me too. i'm taryn davis and i invite a new generation of military which dose to share their love, sacrifice and survival. >> they step outside of that comfort zone. >> his impact will continue to affect us all for the rest of our lives. >> there are moments where they can all reflect. followed by that time where they feel like they are living life to the fullest. >> my little sister wrote taryn. she didn't know how to get me through the loss and so she wanted me to fine other sisters. from my first convenient i went from feeling completely alo

taryn davis lost her husband at 21 and went on to build a sisterhood for those like her and yes thatero. >> my husband, corporal michael davis was killed in baghdad, iraq. even four years later people still don't really know how to react when you say, hi, i'm taryn and i am a which hado. after the funeral, i felt ostracized. everybody liked to write off my grief due to my young age. you're young, you'll get repair sgl -- remarried. i come bearing widows. i just wanted to create what i was searching for and just hope there were others there that could come and help me build it, too. i'm taryn davis and invite a new generation of military widows to show their love, their sacrifice and their survival. >> follow me, guys. >> it's neat with all these events because they step outside of that comfort zone. >> his impact will continue to affect us all for the rest of our lives. >> there are moments where they can all reflect, followed by that time where they feel like they are living life to the fullest. >> my little sister wrote taryn. she didn't know how to get me through the loss so she w

taryn davis lost her husband at 21.sisterhood for those like her determined to turn grief in tri ump and survival. that's why this is this week's cnn hero. >> my husband michael was killed in baghdad iraq. even four years later people still don't really know how to react when you say, hi, i'm taryn and i am a widow. after the funeral i felt ostracized. everybody liked to write off my grief due to my young age. you're young, you'll get remarried. i just wanted to talk about it with other widows. they're not going to tell me i'm grieving wrong. i just wanted to create what i was searching for and just hope for others out there that could come and help me build it, too. i'm taryn davis and i invite a new generation of military widows to share their love, their sacrifice, and their survival. >> follow me, guys. >> we hold these events because they step outside of that comfort zone. >> his impact will continue to affect us all for the rest of our lives. >> there are moments where you can reflect followed by that time where t

i'm taryn davis and i invite a new generation of military widows to share their love, their sacrifice they step outside of that comfort zone. >> his impact will continue to affect us all for the rest of our lives. >> there are moments where they can all reflect. they'll look back at that time where they feel like they're living life to the fullest. >> my little sister wrote. she didn't know how to get me through the loss. so she found me other surs. from my first event i went from feeling completely alone to not anymore at all. >> you see the world a different way. i think we see our life a different way when we land too. >> these military widows have given me a life again. they teach me so much and show me how far i've come to know one day another widow's going to come along and they're going to be the ones changing that widow's life. that's pretty amazing. >> taryn's organization has connected nearly 800 widows through her online community and retreat. to honor someone you know who's making a big difference in your community, go to cnn heroes.com. >>> well, it's been one month since

i'm taryn davis and i'm a new generation of military widows to share love, sacrifice and survival. >> >> these events cause us to step outside of the comfort zone. >> the impact will affect us for the rest of our lives. >> moments where they can all reflect. followed by that time where they feel like they are living life to the fullest. >> my little sister wrote taryn. she wanted me to find other sisters. i went from being completely alone to not anymore. >> you see the world a different way. as widows we see our life a different way when we land. >> these military widows have given me a life again. they teach me so much and show me how far i've come to know one day another widow is going to come along and they're going to be the one changing that widow's life. that's pretty amazing. >> the organization is connected nearly 800 widows through her online community and retreats. to tnominate someone making a bg difference in your community, go to cnna heheroes.com. ♪ >> that man's voice has been compared to that of johnny cash. but why is this 52 year old just beginning his singing caree

i'm taryn davis and i invite a new generation of widows to share their love, their sacrifice. >> theytside of that comfort zone. >> his impact will continue to affect us all for the rest of our lives. >> there are moments where they can all reflect, followed by that time where they feel like they're living life to the fullest. >> my little sister wrote taryn. she didn't know how to get me through the loss so she wanted me to find other sisters. from my first event i went from feeling completely alone to not anymore at all. >> you get up that high, you see the world a different way. i think as widows, we see our life a different way when we land. >> these military widows give me new life again. >> they teach me so much and show me how far i've come and to know one day another widow will come along and they're going to be the one that's changing that widow's life. that's pretty amazing. >> the american widow project has connected almost 800 women through its online community and retreats. now, remember every cnn hero is chosen from people you tell us about, so nominate someone making a

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