Virginia Beach Mayor, Will Sessoms and volunteers lead the Out of the Darkness Community Walk with honor at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. Participants walked 4,097 steps to celebrate, honor and remember victims of suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

Family members console one another while names are read to celebrate, honor and remember loved ones who died by suicide during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. The most effective way to prevent suicide among loved ones is to learn how to recognize the signs of someone at risk, take those signs seriously and know how to respond to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

Gabriela Artis, 8, and sister, Giavanna Artis, 7, decorate Frisbees to celebrate, honor and remember victims and survivors of suicide during the Out ofthe Darkness Community Walk at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. To facilitate grieving, participants could also have the name of their loved one read during the program; wear a colored armband in remembrance; or hang their picture on the Memory Wall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

The Out of the Darkness Community Walk opens as a joint service color guard posts the Colors at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. The Community Walk was an example of civilian and military leaders coming together for a common cause. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

The 1,000 crane curtain hangs during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. The crane was chosen to represent the Out of the Darkness Community Walk as it, over the centuries, has become a symbol of healing, happiness and hope. In Japan people believed this ancient bird lived for a 1,000 years. Legend has it that, if you fold 1000 paper cranes, your prayers will be answered. Volunteers of the Walk have folded this many with our prayers for peace, not only for those who presently suffer from depression but also for those who have died by suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

Participants walk through the 1,000 crane curtain during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. The crane was chosen to represent the Out of the Darkness community walk as it, over the centuries, has become a symbol of healing, happiness and hope. In Japan people believed this ancient bird lived for a 1,000 years. Legend has it that, if you fold 1000 paper cranes, your prayers will be answered. Volunteers of the Walk have folded this many with our prayers for peace, not only for those who presently suffer from depression but also for those who have died by suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

Volunteers pose for a group photo during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. Three hundred volunteers helped put on the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

An Out of the Darkness Community Walk participant receives a yellow ribbon before the event at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. A yellow ribbon signifies honor and remembrance of an extended family member that committed suicide or is a survivor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

A photo of the 2016 Out of the Darkness Community Walk banner, at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sep. 10, 2016. During the program of awareness, remembrance and celebration, names were read to honor loved ones who died by suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)

Participants walk during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Mount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 10, 2016. Families walked 4,097 steps to celebrate, honor and remember victims of suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. Ricks)