Brokeback Barracks

RSS and news aggregators can sometimes turn up odd things. This is what my google news aggregator turned up for "US Army" today:

US Army Charges Gay Porn Stars

The US Army has charged seven of its most elite paratroopers for appearing in a military-themed gay porn website engaging in sex acts.

The soldiers face court-martial and discharge on charges of sodomy, pandering and engaging in sex acts for money. They will also be discharged under the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy which states that “homosexual conduct is incompatible with military service.”

The seven troops are members of the elite 82nd Airborne Division, trained to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours. Four additional paratroopers have been given non-judicial punishment for participating in the website.

The website does not make any reference to the division in which the soldiers who appear serve, but promises that the gay pornographic images it contains are of “real US soldiers”.

Jeff Gannon could not be reached for comment. "Airborne, All the Way!" now has a creepy new meaning. I'm guessing that some poor company commander out there is has been having a really long week.