A brother's heartbreak

John Wagner grieves by his brother Anthony's casket in their hometown of Peru, Ill. Anthony, an <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVHST000043" title="Iraq War (2003-2011)" href="/topic/unrest-conflicts-war/wars-interventions/iraq-war-%282003-2011%29-EVHST000043.topic">Iraq War</a> vet who suffered from <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="HEBEC000022" title="Post-traumatic Stress Disorder " href="/topic/health/behavioral-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder--HEBEC000022.topic">post-traumatic stress disorder</a>, was found dead in a friend's apartment of what authorities suspect was a drug overdose. Since coming home from <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO0000012" title="Iraq" href="/topic/intl/iraq-PLGEO0000012.topic">Iraq</a>, Anthony had connected with the Occupy movement and was about to get additional treatment for his PTSD.<br>
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<a href="/chi-111220-life-death-iraq-vet-video,0,7474635.premiumvideo">>>For more on Anthony's story, watch our video about his life and his death.</a>

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( Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune / December 13, 2011 )

John Wagner grieves by his brother Anthony's casket in their hometown of Peru, Ill. Anthony, an Iraq War vet who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, was found dead in a friend's apartment of what authorities suspect was a drug overdose. Since coming home from Iraq, Anthony had connected with the Occupy movement and was about to get additional treatment for his PTSD.

>>For more on Anthony's story, watch our video about his life and his death.

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