Anonymous confessions on the secret-sharing app Whisper capture the complicated lives of soldiers in the field and at home.
Whisper is a relatively new app for anonymously posting confessions, ranging from banal to scandalous. It's popular with teens and younger people, and has comments and a private messaging system, which has become popular as a lonely-heart pickup/chat service.
The app's anonymity and young user base has also made it popular with military personnel, whose messages routinely surface in the app's "Popular" feed. Their confessions, as well as their families', are compelling and often heartbreaking, telling stories of anger, violence, loss, return, and alienation in a strange new way.
