,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 
,w>nock1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4    
,tub]ville1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 
,mr4 ,fett]man1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4        
,hick5loop]1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4     
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4          
,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mrs4      
,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,oss(f1 ,mr4 ,hoev51  
,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,ms4     
,ros51 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 
,gallego1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,b5net1   
,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 
,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,s*mitt1 & ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+   
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,novemb] #af1 #bjbe1 z    
,national ,w>rior ,call ,day & recogniz+
 ! importance ( connect+ memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to support /ructures necess>y to        

transition f ! battlefield1 especially  
pe]-to-pe] connection4  ,:]eas e/abli%+ 
an annual ,national ,w>rior ,call ,day w
 draw att5tion to ! memb]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces & vet]ans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ^:    
connection to "o ano!r is key to        
support+ ^? memb]s & vet]ans :o may be  
dang]\sly disconnect$ f family1 fri5ds1 
& support sy/ems2 ,:]eas ! numb] (      
suicides ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 0 #ebc
 9 #bjbc1 #cfc ( :om 7 on active duty2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 ! ov]all rate ( suicide
 dea?s p] #ajj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces rea*$ #be4f2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 !re 
7 #f1djg suicide dea?s among vet]ans1 a 
slight increase f #f1djd suicide dea?s 9
 #bjba2 ,:]eas ! rate ( suicide among   
vet]ans1 n adju/$ = sex or age1 9 #bjbb 
0 #cd4g p] #ajj1jjj2 ,:]eas1 aft] adju/+
 = sex & age1 ! rate ( vet]an suicide 9 
#bjbb 0 ne>ly #aj4e p]c5t m ?an ! rate (
 suicide 9 non-vet]an adults2 ,:]eas !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs f\nd 9 its
 #bjbd ,national ,vet]an ,suicide       
,prev5tion ,annual ,report t 9 #bjbb1   

,suicide 0 ! #bnd-lead+ cause ( dea? =  
,vet]ans "u age #de-ye>s-old42 ,:]eas _m
 ( ! vet]ans :o die by suicide h _h no  
kn[n contact ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs2 ,:]eas a myriad ( factors     
leads to increas$ isolation &           
disconnection1 fur!r exac]bat+ m5tal &  
physical ailm5ts su* z po/-traumatic    
/ress disord]1 traumatic bra9 injury1   
anxiety1 & depression2 ,:]eas invisible 
w\nds l9k$ to an und]ly+ & undiagnos$   
traumatic bra9 injury c pres5t z or     
exac]bate a m5tal heal? condition1 a    
problem t c be address$ ?r\gh           
appropriate m$ical treatm5t2 ,:]eas     
additional rese>* is ne$$ to e/abli%    
traumatic bra9 injury z a root cause (  
invisible w\nds & suicide by memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans2 & ,:]eas ,novemb]
 #af1 #bjbe1 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]  
#af1 #bjbe1 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 a w>rior1 h an hone/   
conv]sation1 & connect !m ) support1    
und]/&+ t mak+ a w>rior call c\ld r$uce 
isolation & pot5tially save a life2 &   
7#c7 implores all individuals 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to recommit !mselves to engag+ )
 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans ?r\gh 
,national ,w>rior ,call ,day & o!r      
con/ructive ef=ts t result 9 solutions &
 treatm5t = ! invisible sc>s t c afflict
 vet]ans & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4