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Ronnika Jackson-Dillon with Marine and Family Programs, Behavioral Health, claps to music after a suicide prevention and awareness walk at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.

Ronnika Jackson-Dillon with Marine and Family Programs, Behavioral Health, claps to music after a suicide prevention and awareness walk at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 18, 2026. Participants walked 1.32 miles in support of suicide prevention and were encouraged to write inspirational messages in chalk throughout the route. (Photo by Cpl. Ella Cadby/U.S. Marine Corps)

Ronnika Jackson-Dillon with Marine and Family Programs, Behavioral Health, claps to music after a suicide prevention and awareness walk at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 18, 2026. Participants walked 1.32 miles in support of suicide prevention and were encouraged to write inspirational messages in chalk throughout the route.

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