By Cathleen Allison and Brett Fisher

  • Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source. Two girls place flags on the lawn at WNC.
    Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source. Two girls place flags on the lawn at WNC.
  • Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source. Veteran Suicide Awareness March up West College Pkwy.
    Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source. Veteran Suicide Awareness March up West College Pkwy.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher.
    Photo by Brett Fisher.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher.
    Photo by Brett Fisher.
  • Brett Fisher.
    Brett Fisher.

Nearly 100 people participated in the third annual Veterans Suicide Awareness March in Carson City on Saturday, May 6.

The yearly event, hosted by the Western Nevada College Student Veterans Club and the Veterans Resource Center, raises awareness of the more than 8,000 veteran suicides each year in the United States.

For more information or to get help, go to www.wnc.edu/veterans-resource-center/ or call 800-273-8255.