Candles are lit to remember the victims of interpersonal violence at a candlelight vigil Oct. 27 on Ramstein. Each candle was marked with different colored ribbons, representing the four categories that interpersonal violence covers: domestic violence, sexual abuse, child abuse and bullying.
A woman blows out her candle to signal the end of a candlelight vigil Oct. 27 on Ramstein.
The audience, including Chief Master Sgt. Aaron Bennett, 86th Airlift Wing command chief master sergeant, listen to guest speakers at a candlelight vigil Oct. 27 on Ramstein.
Col. Donnette Boyd, 86th Airlift Wing chaplain, holds a moment of silence to remember the victims of interpersonal violence during a candlelight vigil Oct. 27 on Ramstein. The devastating physical, emotional and psychological consequences of interpersonal violence can cross generations and last lifetimes.
A participant attending a candlelight vigil writes down the name belonging to a victim of interpersonal violence Oct. 27 on Ramstein. Those who took part in the vigil put the names they’d written into a glass jar and then lit their candle by one of the four differently marked candles surrounding the jar.
An Airman lights her candle in honor of a victim of interpersonal violence during a candlelight vigil Oct. 27 on Ramstein. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over the course of a year, more than 10 million U.S. citizens are victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, child violence and bullying or suicide.
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