If you are struggling, please see the suicide prevention numbers at the bottom of this post.

If you are looking for Story of the Year and other type posts, links are at the bottom of this post.

Happy August! Below are the monthly winners for last month.

Before we get into that, /u/BikerJedi was speaking with some admins and as a result of that, /r/MilitaryStories would like to do a charity fundraiser for a worthy cause. The idea is we would have an annual drive for our chosen charity, reddit will match funds up to $20,000, and we can leave a link up for people to donate year-round.

So as part of this thread, let's discuss. It needs to be something with a rating of at least 75 on Charity Navigator. The first thought is a military charity I'm sure for a lot of us. We may also want to consider international charities that work with kids or something. Given our recent AMA with /u/blissbonemarrowguy, maybe a cancer charity. Regardless, we should consider something that is international since we have a lot of folks here from other countries besides America. Sadly, we can only pick one. So throw your thoughts out there! We can have a poll later with the choices or something.

Reminder: New monthly winner awards are Community Award for 1st place, Reddit Gold for second place and Reddit Silver for third place. All three may also have custom user flair if they like. As reddit coins are going away, we will find a new way to recognize winners after September.

Your Story of the Month for July is "The time my Dad became a legend at his field hospital unit because he couldn't stomach British beer" by /u/Fear023. Congratulations! You may have custom flair if you like, contact the moderation team.

Our Runner-Up for July is "Intensive Care" by /u/Crew_Doyle_. Congratulations! We don't get a lot of WWII stories anymore, so we are always excited to see them. You will get gilded and may have custom flair if you like - contact the moderation team.

Our Honorable Mention for July is "My Ranger Buddy" by /u/ekim0072022. Congratulations! You will get gilded and may have custom flair if you like - contact the moderation team.

Everyone stay safe and we will see you next month.

Congratulations to our winners!

January 2023 Winner "I can absolutely refuse a NJP and I will SSGT" by /u/nospamkhanman.

February 2023 Winner "Mohammed's Radio" by /u/dittybopper. RIP /u/dittybopper.

March 2023 Winner "The Bone Marrow Guy of Fort Bliss" by /u/blissbonemarrowguy.

April 2023 Winner "Missile inbound orrr ?????" by /u/JuiceH28.

May 2023 Winner "If it smells clean, it is clean" by /u/slackerassftw.

June 2023 Winner "My first box of doorknobs" by /u/baka-tari.

July 2023 Winner "The time my Dad became a legend at his field hospital unit because he couldn't stomach British beer" by /u/Fear023.

Q: How are winners chosen?

A: We look at upvotes, comment history, community awards/reddit awards and throw in a bit of the "arbitrary mods" rule. It isn't completely scientific, but it is close.

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If you are looking for the Best of 2019 Winners - HERE YOU GO.

If you are looking for the Best of 2020 Winners - HERE YOU GO.

If you are looking for the Best of 2021 Winners - HERE YOU GO.

If you are looking for the Best of 2022 Winners - HERE YOU GO.

If you are looking for the Summer Shutdown posts, they are HERE.

If you are looking for the 2021 Moderator Drunken AMA post, it is HERE.

If you are looking for the 2023 Moderator Drunken AMA post, it is HERE.

Our Bone Marrow Registry announcement with /u/blissbonemarrowguy is HERE

/u/DittyBopper Memorial Post is HERE.