by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Glen Corlin, 86th Airlift Wing violence prevention integrator, lights a candle during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil Oct. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. Interpersonal violence encompasses domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and suicide.
Ramstein Airmen gather during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil Oct. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. The ceremony was dedicated to the survivors of interpersonal violence who have served in the military.
Staff Sgt. Melissa Nater, 435th Contingency Training Squadron services contingency training instructor, holds a candle during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil Oct. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. Attendees dropped slips of paper into a bowl with the names of people close to them affected by interpersonal violence and lit a candle during the vigil.
Staff Sgt. Melissa Nater, 435th Contingency Training Squadron services contingency training instructor, speaks during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil Oct. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. Ramstein Airmen are reminded that as wingmen, they are expected to recognize and be there for the survivors of interpersonal violence.
Ramstein Airmen gather during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil Oct. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. The candle-lighting demonstration honored those who are survivors of interpersonal violence, reiterating that even one person who has been affected is too many.
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