Ramstein lights a candle for Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Nater, 435th Contingency Training Squadron services contingency training instructor, holds a candle during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 20, 2017. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)

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Ramstein lights a candle for Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Glen Corlin, 86th Airlift Wing violence prevention integrator, lights a candle during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 20, 2017. Interpersonal violence encompasses domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)

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Ramstein lights a candle for Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Flames flicker on four large candles during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 20, 2017. Those four large candles represented the different forms of interpersonal violence, which are domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)

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Ramstein lights a candle for Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Ramstein Airmen gather during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 20, 2017. The ceremony was dedicated to the survivors of interpersonal violence who have served in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)

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Ramstein lights a candle for Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Ramstein Airmen gather during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 20, 2017. The lighting candles demonstration honored those who are survivors of interpersonal violence, reiterating that even one person who has been affected is too many. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)

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Ramstein lights a candle for Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Nater, 435th Contingency Training Squadron services contingency training instructor, during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 20, 2017. Ramstein Airmen are reminded that as wingmen, they are expected to recognize and be there for the survivors of interpersonal violence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)

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Ramstein lights a candle for Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Published Oct. 26, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Nater, 435th Contingency Training Squadron services contingency training instructor, holds a candle during Ramstein’s Interpersonal Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 20, 2017. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)