Duluth, Minn. – The Annual Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day brings communities together to honor Veterans lost to suicide, allow their lives help save others, and offer healing and hope to survivors. The sixth annual event was held in Duluth, Minnesota today at the Depot in downtown.

“Veteran suicide has become a disturbing trend over the last 20 years,” says Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Brad Lindsay. “In Minnesota alone, we lose about 100 Veterans each year to suicide. Today’s event is our chance to offer information, resources, support and solutions to help end Veteran suicide in Minnesota. Even more than that, it’s our way of telling Veterans that we’re here for them.”