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COLUMBIA -- Ten soldiers gone but not forgotten.

It was an emotional day for many as lawmakers took a moment to honor soldiers that made the ultimate sacrifice.

Loved ones received the honors for their fallen family member, and each one brought their own memories and stories of how their soldier made a difference.

But the Bigham family comes to the table with a different type of war story.

"He got out and started suffering from PTSD, from war combat stress injuries," says Anna Bigham.

It was those invisible wounds that Anna says led to her brother, Lance Corporal Mills Palmer Bigham, to take his life last October.

And since then, Anna has made it her mission to help stop others from doing the same through her non-profit organization called Hidden Wounds.

"Just because those wounds aren't visible, doesn't mean they aren't very real," said Representative James Smith.

These wounds from the battleground are something Army Veteran and State Representative Smith knows well.

"It shouldn't end up, and too often it ends up in suicide and it shouldn't be that way."

"He served in Iraq, he was hurt in Iraq, he received the Purple Heart, he suffered from PTSD and on January 17, he took his life," explains Cynthia Patton, who's son also took his life.  "So that makes two out of ten in this room here today."

Specialist Larry Curtis Applegate and Lance Corporal Mills Palmer Bigham, both survived the battle but fell victim to a war from within.