Soldier Came Home From Afghanistan Then Vanished

After Afghanistan, A Father Came Home — Then Disappeared 
NPR
SEPTEMBER 05, 2015

When he came back from Afghanistan, Army Pfc. Brian Orolin was eager to return to his life as a father and husband. But he had trouble holding on to a sense of purpose, his wife says. StoryCorps

After Army Pfc. Brian Orolin returned from Afghanistan in 2011, his wife Donna could tell something wasn't right.

He became paranoid and suffered constant headaches, and he would isolate himself in his bedroom with the lights dimmed.

Then, on November 19, Brian left his home, wife and two children in Spring, Texas. He's been missing ever since.

StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative records stories from members of the U.S. military who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. read more here