U.S. Air Forces in Europe & Air Forces Africa
By Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published October 28, 2016
Candles are lit to remember the victims of interpersonal violence at a candlelight vigil at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 27, 2016. Each candle is marked with different-colored ribbons, representing the four categories that interpersonal violence covers: domestic violence, sexual abuse, child abuse, and bullying. 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 interpersonal violence. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of these events can cross generations and last lifetimes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)
A participant attending a candlelight vigil writes down the name belonging to a victim of interpersonal violence at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 27, 2016. Those who took part in the vigil put the names they’d written into a glass jar and then lit their candle they were given by one of the four differently-marked candles surrounding the jar. 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. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of interpersonal violence can cross generations and last lifetimes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)
Col. Donnette Boyd, 86th Airlift Wing chaplain, holds a moment of silence to remember the victims of interpersonal violence during a candlelight vigil at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 27, 2016. 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. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of interpersonal violence can cross generations and last lifetimes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)
An Airman lights her candle in honor of a victim of interpersonal violence during a candlelight vigil at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 27, 2016. 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. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of interpersonal violence can cross generations and last lifetimes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)
A woman lights her candle in honor of a victim of interpersonal violence during a candlelight vigil at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 27, 2016. 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. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of interpersonal violence can cross generations and last lifetimes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)
A woman sits and listens to guest speakers at a candlelight vigil at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 27, 2016. 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. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of interpersonal violence can cross generations and last lifetimes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)
A woman blows out her candle to signal the end of a candlelight vigil at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 27, 2016. 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. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of interpersonal violence cross generations and last lifetimes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)