Ted Lawyer, 61, left, returned from Iraq in October 2006 and was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. Now, he and his wife, Gwen Lawyer, right, are trying to cope with his changed personality. A Humvee he was riding in while in Iraq was hit by an improvised explosive device. "Before he went to Iraq, he was a fun-loving guy, always joking around," Gwen said about her husband of 16 years. "Now he is so serious. He is just so different."

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