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U.S. Army veteran John Akridge, front, struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder. He committed suicide in 2007. | Supplied photo
Sharon Orsborn sits with her son, John Akridge. Akridge, an Army veteran, committed suicide in 2007 after suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. | Supplied photo
When John Akridge came home from the Army in 2006, he was a changed man. | Supplied photo
Marquell Smith speaks about the rights of gays in the military during a forum at Governors State University. | Donna Vickroy~Sun-Times Media
Michael Johnson suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. | Donna Vickroy~Sun-Times Media
Sharon Orsborn talks about her son, John Akridge, who committed suicide in 2007, during a forum on post-traumatic stress disorder at Governors State University. | Donna Vickroy~Sun-Times Media
They found his body inside the new car he’d paid cash for in a field in Fort Worth, Texas. A bullet through his brain. “It came from a gun we did not even know he owned,” said his mother, Sharon Orsborn, of Arlington, Texas. Orsborn …
