,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #cj 7legislative day1 ,september #bi71 
#bjbj,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,wicker1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4 ,tester7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,september #cj1      
#bjbj1 as ,national ,veterans ,suicide  
,prevention ,day4  ,whereas the wounds  
sustained through armed service to the  
,united ,states are both visible and    
invisible2 ,whereas the wounds sustained
 through armed service to the ,united   
,states may be invisible1 but those     
wounds are treatable if the bearers of  
those wounds are connected to the right 
resources2 ,whereas the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs and the ,department  
of ,defense have determined that an     
average of nearly #bj current or former 
members of the ,armed ,forces die by    
suicide each day2 ,whereas veterans     

account for a disproportionate          
percentage of all adult suicides in the 
,united ,states2 ,whereas the surviving 
family members of veterans who succumb  
to the invisible wounds of armed service
 to the ,united ,states must not be     
forgotten and isolated but instead must 
be directed to available resources and  
support2 ,whereas1 after the loss of a  
veteran family member to the invisible  
wounds of armed service to the ,united  
,states1 the family members of that     
veteran must not lose their link to the 
support and strength of the military and
 veteran communities2 ,whereas the      
families of veterans who die by suicide 
hold valuable lessons learned on the    
lookback that can be used to prevent    
future suicides in veteran populations2 
,whereas the voices of the surviving    
family members of veterans who die by   
suicide are useful and should be        
leveraged in prevention efforts2        
,whereas the need for formal recognition
 of the families of veterans who succumb

 to the invisible wounds of armed       
service to the ,united ,states is vital 
to the strength1 health1 and survival of
 the veteran community2 ,whereas those  
families should be recognized1          
supported1 and heard on ,national       
,veterans ,suicide ,prevention ,day and 
throughout the year2 and ,whereas       
,september #cj1 #bjbj1 is an appropriate
 day to designate as ,national ,veterans
 ,suicide ,prevention ,day3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate      
supports the designation of ,september  
#cj1 #bjbj1 as ,national ,veterans      
,suicide ,prevention ,day4