Flags Placed on the National Mall for Veteran Suicides (12 images)

A woman and child walk between some of the 1,892 American flags placed on the National Mall by The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, each flag represents one of the 1,892 veterans and service members who have committed suicide this year, in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2014. The memorial is part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Some of the 1,892 American flags are seen on the National Mall placed by The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, each flag represents one of the 1,892 veterans and service members who have committed suicide this year, in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2014. The memorial is part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Some of the 1,892 American flags are seen on the National Mall placed by The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, each flag represents one of the 1,892 veterans and service members who have committed suicide this year, in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2014. The memorial is part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide UPI/Kevin Dietsch

A woman walks between some of the 1,892 American flags placed on the National Mall by The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, each flag represents one of the 1,892 veterans and service members who have committed suicide this year, in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2014. The memorial is part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide UPI/Kevin Dietsch