CLAY KASERNE, Germany — U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden opened Suicide Prevention Month Sept. 3 at the Clay Kaserne Paintball Field, bringing the community together for awareness and its annual paintball challenge.
The event offered a paintball tournament, multi-station mini-competitions, food, and music. Attendees also had access to community resource booths staffed by the American Red Cross, Army Community Service, the Equal Opportunity program, and the Spouses' Club.
"This really parallels the Army Warrior Program, where folks that come back from stressful deployments get together and do these kinds of warrior challenges," said Rita Martin, Wiesbaden Suicide Prevention Program coordinator. "It's one way to work on relieving stress,...