Staff Sergeant Amanda Henderson (holding banner at left) of the 633d Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Langley Eustis VA, organized the Got Your Six team to be one of the lead organizations in the Out of Darkness Community Walk to highlight depression and suiicide prevention at Virginia Beach's Mount Trashmore Park. Joining Sergeant Henderson is he S4 organization, team family members and Eagle Chapter's officers. Eagle Chapter donated Defensor Fortis flags to all participants.
Awesome performance - 633d Security Forces Squadron's Got Your Six Team
Sergeant Henderson's Got Your Six Team from Joint Base Langley Eustis VA is one of the early leaders in the Out of the Darkness community walk and fundraiser to raise awareness and prevention of suicide and depression.
At left, Eagle Chapter's Secretary, Rachel Vis, presents Staff Sergeant Henderson an Eagle Chapter coin, a small token of our appreciation of her efforts to organize the Got Your Six Team. Got Your Six T-shirts worn by Sergeant Henderson and her daughter show an image of Airman Nicholas Tuttle, a 633d Security Forces Squadron Airman who committed suicide in June 2013. Click on image to view it in high resolution.
On September 7, members of Eagle Chapter joined the rest of the Got Your Six team to walk at Mount Trashmore. We have pledged to make this a part of our continuing support to Langley as we look forward to the 2014 event. Thanks to Sergeant Henderson for her leadership and our donors for making this a very important event. Our thanks also to Eagle Chapter Secretary, Rachel Vis for sponsoring the Defensor Fortis flags for all (two-legged) Got Your Six team walk participants.
On September 7, members of Eagle Chapter joined the rest of the Got Your Six team to walk at Mount Trashmore. We have pledged to make this a part of our continuing support to Langley as we look forward to the 2014 event. Thanks to Sergeant Henderson for her leadership and our donors for making this a very important event. Our thanks also to Eagle Chapter Secretary, Rachel Vis for sponsoring the Defensor Fortis flags for all (two-legged) Got Your Six team walk participants.
More than 700% of goal raised - Congratulations
Henderon's Got Your Six Team got off to a strong start and never looked back. Again congratulations.
Click on the image at left (or click here) to see details of fund raising and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Website. We look forward to next year.
291 teams signed up recently to participate in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach. Sergeant Henderson's Got Your SIx Team ranked 11th and ahead of all other military teams in the amount of money raised. Eagle Chapter's two teams supporting the Got Your Six team gave in a very big way by raising $975.00 of the $1,575.00 raised prior to the walk. Rachel's team led the pack.
Click on the image at left (or click here) to see details of fund raising and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Website. We look forward to next year.
291 teams signed up recently to participate in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach. Sergeant Henderson's Got Your SIx Team ranked 11th and ahead of all other military teams in the amount of money raised. Eagle Chapter's two teams supporting the Got Your Six team gave in a very big way by raising $975.00 of the $1,575.00 raised prior to the walk. Rachel's team led the pack.
Below, the Got Your Six Team assembles and walks with the thousands of walkers for a beautiful day to remember suicide victims and their survivors. There is hope. Suicide is never the answer. We got your six!
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Navy Chaplain Reads the Names of Hampton area Suicide victims and survivors at the out of the Darkness Community Walk in Virginia Beach VA
The video file below shows the Navy Chaplain (at left) announcing Senior Airman Nick Tuttle's name and his 633d SFS survivor. He announces a few names prior to reading Nick's. The chaplain read hundreds of Hampton Roads VA suicide victims and their survivors during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk to shine a light that there is hope.
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Thanks to the following participants for coming out to support our first Out of the Darkness Community Walk:
-Miss Emily Vena (Dependent)
-SSgt Richard Clark
-Ms. Giselle Berrios (Dependent)
-SSgt Portia Wyatt
-Mr. Glenn Forde (Dependent)
-Ms. Caprice Shaw (Dependent)
-Mr. Dillon Shaw (Dependent)
-TSgt Adam Miller
-SSgt Michael Walters
-MSgt Eric Bosley
-Mrs. Bosley (Dependent)
-Miss Bosley (Dependent)
-TSgt Benjamin Huss
-Capt Jody Huss
-Mr. Jian Huss (Dependent)
-Ms. Berkley Huss (Dependent)
-MSgt Edward Brown
-Mrs. Ebru Brown (Dependent)
-Miss Brown (Dependent)
-A1C Martha Alicea
-SrA Tiana Haywood and K-9 Carlton
-Mrs. Daniela Erskine (Dependent)
-Mrs. Brittany Brown (Navy Dependent)
-Lee Chambers, Eagle Chapter Chairman
-Rachel Vis, Eagle Chapter Secretary - Thanks to Rachel for donating the Defensor Fortis flags that were given to each participant for the event.
-Kathy Wojciechowski, Eagle Chapter Director of Communications
-Miss Emily Vena (Dependent)
-SSgt Richard Clark
-Ms. Giselle Berrios (Dependent)
-SSgt Portia Wyatt
-Mr. Glenn Forde (Dependent)
-Ms. Caprice Shaw (Dependent)
-Mr. Dillon Shaw (Dependent)
-TSgt Adam Miller
-SSgt Michael Walters
-MSgt Eric Bosley
-Mrs. Bosley (Dependent)
-Miss Bosley (Dependent)
-TSgt Benjamin Huss
-Capt Jody Huss
-Mr. Jian Huss (Dependent)
-Ms. Berkley Huss (Dependent)
-MSgt Edward Brown
-Mrs. Ebru Brown (Dependent)
-Miss Brown (Dependent)
-A1C Martha Alicea
-SrA Tiana Haywood and K-9 Carlton
-Mrs. Daniela Erskine (Dependent)
-Mrs. Brittany Brown (Navy Dependent)
-Lee Chambers, Eagle Chapter Chairman
-Rachel Vis, Eagle Chapter Secretary - Thanks to Rachel for donating the Defensor Fortis flags that were given to each participant for the event.
-Kathy Wojciechowski, Eagle Chapter Director of Communications
Eagle Chapter also wants to thank our amazing donors whose members helped us make the Got Your Six Team Community Walk a fundraising success:
- Col (Ret) Matthew Branigan and the men and women of Watermark Risk Management LLC (our largest single donor)
- The Vis family, Rachel, her husband Randy and daughter, Kirsten
- Mitzi Thomas-Lawson
- Mike Rusaw
- Oliver Carter
- Lee Chambers
Oklahoma Heartland Chapter, OK,
Dave Coulie (Pete Magwood Chapter Albuquerque NM)
- Several anonymous donors
- Col (Ret) Matthew Branigan and the men and women of Watermark Risk Management LLC (our largest single donor)
- The Vis family, Rachel, her husband Randy and daughter, Kirsten
- Mitzi Thomas-Lawson
- Mike Rusaw
- Oliver Carter
- Lee Chambers
Oklahoma Heartland Chapter, OK,
Dave Coulie (Pete Magwood Chapter Albuquerque NM)
- Several anonymous donors
