Iraq Veteran Fought Survived Combat, Lost Final Battle Back Home

Local veteran's PTSD struggle leads to suicide 
WAOW ABC News
By Max Gorden, Multimedia Journalist
October 19, 2015

ONTELLO (WAOW) - For a man at war, Chris Surdyk of Weston appeared carefree, bringing smiles wherever he went as he served in Iraq. But when Surdyk was discharged from the army, he brought home both physical and mental wounds. "He came back so different. This wasn't the same boy." Chris Surdyk's Mother Jeanna Powell said.

Surdyck had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD – an illness that led to his suicide this month. read more here