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Jessica Niss, a mother of six, goes on a journey of healing after the loss of her first-born, Marine Cpl. Eric-John Niss Dejesus.
Ms. Niss visited various Marine Corps installations in Okinawa to share her son’s story and advocate for safety in May 2023. Cpl. Eric-John Niss de Jesus, a former military police officer with Marine Corps Installations Pacific and a Mountain Lake, Minn. native, passed away while swimming at Odo Beach, Okinawa, June 5, 2021. Every year, a significant number of accidents occur, and many of them are tragically preventable with the right safety measures and awareness. In 2021, the United States recorded approximately 224,935 unintentional injury-related deaths, underscoring the importance of proactive safety and prevention efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Martha Linares, Cpl. Jessica Massi, Cpl. Zachary Sarvey and Staff Sgt. Averi Coppa)
| Date Taken: | 09.07.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 09.07.2023 22:11 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 896311 |
| VIRIN: | 230907-M-M0233-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_109869470 |
| Length: | 00:15:39 |
| Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
| Hometown: | MOUNTAIN LAKE, MINNESOTA, US |
| Downloads: | 11 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 11 |
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