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Base personnel , service members and

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their families . And K nine s from

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Marine Corps Air Station , Yukun in

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Japan came together to conduct a 1.32

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mile walk along the seawall , bringing

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awareness and support to those affected

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by suicide . Organizers highlighted

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resources available to those struggling

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with thoughts of suicide and emphasized

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that no one is alone when in distress .

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The 1.32 mile walk signified 132 lives

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lost to suicide every day in the United

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States and allowed for participants to

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make new friends and share support

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amongst each other . Yes , this event

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is important to me because I am here um

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alone . So sometimes um you need the

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support and it takes a village really

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to feel whole and um you have to feel ,

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especially when you're away from home .

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You have to feel like you are a part of

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something , a part of a family , part

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of a unit . So that's why it's

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important to me reporting from Mcis

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Yukun , Japan . I'm Lance Corporal

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Madison Sharp .