A local family sets the record straight about what they believe is the cause of death of an Austin Marine found dead in his California barracks last week. The autopsy is still pending on 21-year old Marine Corporal Chad Oligschlaeger.

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Dead Marine's family says he didn't get proper care

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Before one of his two deployments to Iraq, Cpl. Chad Oligschlaeger showed the sly, mischievous smile he was known for.

Ralph Barrera
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Eric Oligschlaeger of Round Rock says the Marines ignored two years of his son Chad's post-traumatic stress disorder problems and calls for help before he was found dead May 20 in his room at the Twentynine Palms base in California.

Ralph Barrera
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The back of Eric Oligschlaeger's car is crowded with messages for his dead son, Chad, 21. After two deployments to Iraq, Chad 'was wounded, every bit as wounded as someone who lost an arm or leg,' his father said of the Marine's mental health.