,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,g>b>9o 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,ryan1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4  
,malliotakis1 & ,ms4 ,t5ney7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ,suicide     
,aw>5ess & ,remembrance ,flag4  ,:]eas  
milit>y & vet]ans cont9ue to be at great
 risk to die by suicide among/ ! ,unit$ 
,/ates population2 ,:]eas milit>y &     
vet]ans are ne>ly two times z likely to 
die by suicide comp>$ to _! civilian    
c\nt]p>ts1 & ov] #bj vet]ans & milit>y  
die by suicide ea* day 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has lo/  
ov] #ajj1jjj vet]ans to suicide s9ce    
#bjja1 & po/ #i_/aa vet]ans cont9ue to  

be at ! greate/ risk to die by suicide  
among ! vet]an population2 ,:]eas       
suicide prev5tion s]vices are va/ly     
und]utiliz$ by our milit>y & vet]ans due
 to ! /igma ( m5tal heal?1 suicide1 &   
seek+ treatm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,suicide       
,aw>5ess & ,remembrance ,flag 7kn[n z ! 
,s-,a-,r ,flag71 0 creat$ by ,unit$     
,/ates ,air ,=ce ,vet]an ,kev9 ,w4      
,h]tell1 :o lo/ 8 c\s9 to suicide 9     
#bjaf1 ,s5ior ,airman ,rob]t ,mc,rae    
,dean1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce2 ,:]eas  
,congress w\ld e/abli% ! ,,s> ,flag z an
 (ficial symbol ( our ,nation's conc]n &
 commitm5t to recognize & resolve       
milit>y & vet]an suicide1 break ! /igma 
( m5tal heal?1 suicide1 & seek+ treatm5t
 )9 ! w>rior culture ( milit>y & vet]ans
 to facilitate suicide prev5tion1 & to  
honor ! s]vice & =ev] rememb] ! lives ( 
^? vet]ans & milit>y :o di$ by suicide1 
z well z to honor1 respect1 & unite _!  
families2 ,:]eas ! ,,s> ,flag also /&s z
 a tangible symbol ( hope to liv+       
vet]ans & milit>y to %[ t we /& ) !m z  

!y s]ve our c\ntry & transition back to 
civilian life & rem9d !m t /igma-free   
treatm5t is available to facilitate     
suicide prev5tion2 & ,:]eas we seek to  
elevate ?is issue 9 ! public            
consci\sness & raise our cont9u$        
aw>5ess1 :i* promotes op5 dialogue &    
und]/&+ ab\t m5tal heal? issues among   
vet]ans & milit>y memb]s1 breaks d[n !  
/igmas surr\nd+ seek+ help1 & ensures t 
our vet]ans & milit>y h access to !     
necess>y res\rces & support )\t judgm5t3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 (ficially        
recognizes ! ,suicide ,aw>5ess &        
,remembrance ,flag & designates ! flag z
 ! ,nation's symbol to raise our cont9u$
 aw>5ess ( milit>y & vet]an suicide1 z  
well z our commitm5t to recognize &     
resolve milit>y & vet]an suicide2  7#b7 
=ev] rememb]s ! lives & honors ! s]vice 
( ^? milit>y & vet]ans :o h di$ by      
suicide2  7#c7 commits to ! rais+ (     
aw>5ess ( vet]an & milit>y suicide via !
 ,,s> flag2 &  7#d7 commits to po/+ !   

,,s> ,flag above all ,f$]al build+s     
:]ev] !re is an ,am]ican ,flag &        
,,p[_/,,mia ,flag1 #cfe days ( ! cal5d> 
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