,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ded  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjba,mrs4 ,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,cotton1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 
,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,hoev51 & ,mrs4        
,hyde-,smi?7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,,resolution        
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,novemb] #ba1 #bjba1 z ,national ,w>rior
 ,call ,day & recogniz+ ! importance (  
connect+ w>riors 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   
support /ructures necess>y to transition
 f ! battlefield4  ,:]eas e/abli%+ an   
annual ,national ,w>rior ,call ,day w   
draw att5tion to ! memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces ^: connection to "o ano!r is key  
to ! vet]ans & fir/ respond]s 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates :o may be dang]\sly disconnect$ 
f family1 fri5ds1 & support sy/ems2     
,:]eas ! numb] ( suicides ( memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ on active duty increas$
 to #cgg 9 #bjbj1 a figure up f #cdh 9  
#bjai2 ,:]eas ! suicide rate = vet]ans  

has /eadily increas$ s9ce #bjjf1 )      
#f1bfa vet]ans tak+ _! own lives 9      
#bjai2 ,:]eas1 aft] adju/+ = sex & age1 
! rate ( vet]an suicide 9 #bjah 0 #bg4e 
p] #ajj1jjj individuals1 high] ?an !    
rate among all ,unit$ ,/ates adults at  
#ah4c p] #ajj1jjj individuals2 ,:]eas m 
vet]ans h di$ by suicide 9 ! la/ #aj    
ye>s ?an memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o di$ f
 combat 9 ,vietnam2 ,:]eas _m ( !       
vet]ans :o take _! own lives h _h no    
contact ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs2 ,:]eas ! ,coronavirus ,disease
 #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic c lead to   
increas$ isolation & disconnection1     
fur!r exac]bat+ m5tal & physical ailm5ts
 su* z po/-traumatic /ress disord] &    
traumatic bra9 injury2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s =
 ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion note t  
law en=cem5t (fic]s & firefight]s are m 
likely to die by suicide ?an 9 ! l9e (  
duty1 & em]g5cy m$ical s]vices provid]s 
are #a4ci times m likely to die by      
suicide ?an memb]s ( ! g5]al public2    
,:]eas invisible w\nds l9k$ to an       

und]ly+ & undiagnos$ traumatic bra9     
injury c mirror _m m5tal heal?          
conditions1 a problem t c be address$   
?r\gh appropriate m$ical treatm5t2      
,:]eas additional rese>* is ne$$ to     
highlight ! connection betwe5 traumatic 
bra9 injury z a root cause ( invisible  
w\nds & suicide by memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces & vet]ans2 & ,:]eas ,novemb] #ba1 
#bjba1 w\ld be an appropriate day to    
designate z ,national ,w>rior ,call     
,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--    
7#a7 supports ! designation ( ,novemb]  
#ba1 #bjba1 z ,national ,w>rior ,call   
,day2  7#b7 enc\rages all individuals 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 especially memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ on active duty &       
vet]ans1 to call up a w>rior1 h an hone/
 conv]sation1 & connect !m ) support1   
und]/&+ t mak+ a w>rior call c\ld save a
 life2 &  7#c7 implores all individuals 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to recommit !mselves  
to engag+ ) memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ?r\gh
 ,national ,w>rior ,call ,day & o!r     
con/ructive ef=ts t result 9 solutions &

 treatm5t = ! invisible sc>s !y c>ry4