HJR171 Summary

• Recognizes Cody Bragwell and Caleb Thompson for organizing Operation 22, a 22-mile walk on March 10, 2018, to raise awareness of suicide among military veterans and active service members.

• Notes that approximately 22 veterans commit suicide per day in the United States and acknowledges the need for counseling services and community support for veterans.

• Operation 22 begins at Southside Baptist Church in Russellville, Alabama, and concludes with a motorcycle show and barbecue at Natchez Trace Harley Davidson in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

• Cody Bragwell served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2008 to 2013 as a Signals Intelligence Operator and deployed to Afghanistan in 2010; Caleb Thompson served in the Alabama National Guard from 2009 to 2017 as a Military Policeman with deployments to Qatar and Germany.

• Alabama Legislature commends both organizers for their advocacy efforts on behalf of veterans and active military service members.