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For anti-suicide organization 22 Jumps, extreme sport doubles as advocacy for veterans' mental health.
After a close friend—who also served in the Army—took his own life, Angelino became involved with 22 Jumps, an organization dedicated to combating veteran and first responder suicide.
Niccolo Angelino is a six-year veteran of the Army's Airborne Infantry and now works as a police officer in Cleveland. After a close friend—who also served in the Army—took his own life, Angelino became involved with 22 Jumps, an organization dedicated to combating veteran and first responder suicide.
"I love the mission they are on," Angelino said. Tristan Wimmer, a former Marine, founded 22 Jumps after his brother Kiernan—who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) while serving in Iraq—took his life. He started 22 Jumps as a way to combat suicide among vets and first responders.
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