Special Forces Social Networking and Other News

Special Forces social networking & other news
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 04:33 AM - News Stories
Special Forces Get Social in New Psychological Operation Plan. The elite forces of the U.S. military think they’ve found a new way to sway opinion in the Pentagon’s preferred directions: a voice-based social networking app that’s a cross between talk radio and Twitter...
(Wired News)

Show turns war stories into works of art. An art show put together by PIENSA: Art Company, 701 Whaley and Hidden Wounds will feature works of art showing off stories told by returning American soldiers. Robert LeHeup, a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and one of the organizers of the event, says the show gives audience members an introspective view on the impacts of war told through visual interpretations of the stories of those who have lived them...
(WIS TV)

Mobile Civil War exhibit headed to Va state Capitol.The Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile is scheduled to roll into the state Capitol next week. The interactive museum on wheels is housed in a 53-foot expandable tractor-trailer. It will be at the state Capitol Jan. 23 to Jan. 27. The HistoryMobile was developed in partnership with the Virginia Historical Society and the National Park Service. It draws together stories from all over Virginia and uses state-of-the-art technology and immersive exhibit spaces to present individual stories of the Civil War from the perspectives of those who experienced it...
(The Republic)

Editorial: Don't defend Marines in Taliban desecration video. In the week since video surfaced depicting Marines urinating on the corpses of what appear to be Taliban fighters, a big backlash of support has emerged for the four men. Their defenders ask: How dare anyone criticize brave American troops who lost comrades in battle? What about atrocities committed by the Taliban? Don't people understand that war is hell? And how could urinating on a corpse be worse than killing someone in the first place?
(USATODAY)

Nurse tells inspirational war story. Terri Arthur, of East Falmouth, had always wanted to write a book. But being a nurse kept her too busy to write — for 40 years. When Arthur retired from Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, she wasn't content to sit back and eat the proverbial bonbons. She was determined to write a book. Arthur found her inspiration when she stumbled upon a set of vintage postcards depicting a young British