Riding 22 States for Veteran Suicide Awareness

About Us

We are Jason and Angela. We grew up together in a small town in Ohio. Jason joined the US Army and served in Desert Storm/Desert Sheild. He returned home a different man. Today Jason is a 100% disabled US Army veteran with his rating being from PTSD and TBI. Everyday he faces different struggles. Some days are better than others. This is not easy for him or our family. You see the mental struggles veterans face not only affect them, but those around them. But we are his SUPPORT system and love him through the good and bad. We spend a lot of time with our daughter and granddaughter who live close to us. They bring us joy. Being there for other veterans and their families who are struggling also brings us joy.

Knowing the struggles we face daily; we can’t imagine how someone with no support system feels trying to navigate these days. Thousands and thousands of veterans have to face these struggles alone and many resort to suicide to get rid of the pain and suffering. It is heart wrenching.

For this reason, we want to help bring awareness to “The 22”. The average number of veterans who take their own lives daily.

Our plan is to travel to 22 states in 22 days while raising money to donate to S.T.R.I.V.E. (The Suicide and Trama Reduction Initiative for Veterans) of The Ohio State University. Working with motorcycle dealers, riding groups, veteran organizations, and local businesses, we will have rides/events to allow others to join us in this fight. We hope you will help us with this fight by joining us on all or part of our ride (all forms of transportation welcome), buying an event T-shirt or making a donation to this cause through the link on our website.