News

Chapel hosts candlelight vigil for interpersonal violence victims

November 3, 2016
Photos by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tags: ×
« Previous × Next »