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Dick Iacovello’s art doesn’t seem to fit into a specific category. He’s a painter, sure, but also a photographer, a mixed-media artist, and a natural storyteller. As with many artists, his work changes over time, and is based on the unique experiences of his life. In Iacovello’s art, though, there seems to be an immediacy […]

Her eye on a presidential bid in 2016, she didnt rule it out. if you want to see the interview and if she would accept a position in a romney administration, log on to foxnews.com. one more story, graduatesa are getting a second diploma because on the first one, the word graduation was spelled wrong. the company that printed the diplomas has apologized. thats all from here. >> shannon: oh, boy. peter, thank you very much. a new program is turning military combat fatigues into works of art. we go...

Perhaps some of the patriotic, a company in new jersey shreds combat fatigue to make paper and used by veterans to write their personal stories and because of that, theyre called combat paper. anna kooiman is live in our new york city news room with more. >> hey there, the combat program reached hundreds of veterans across the country through a travelling program and about 40 at the print making center of new jersey. the program started in 2007, and vets come together every sunday to get coffee ...

Locations across the country in the future. >>heather: love that story. i want some combat paper. thank you very much. >>gregg: a rough week for the president. and the campaign insiders will talk about that. wisconsin republican governor scott walker fending off an attempt to boot him from office in a recall election coming on the heels of a pretty dismal jobs report, the previous friday, not to mention g.d.p., growing job situation and capping it off president obama talking up the private secto...

>> and sarah actually shared a the quote with me that they say around there, its combat paper program, saying that they very often say no soldiers come back from war uninjured and the programs did receive a positive response after making combat paper at walter reed army medical center in washington d.c., now efforts in place to make it a recurring program, harris, back to you. >> and anna kooiman, always good to see you. thank you. sometimes you have to get creative when saying thank you it our ...

Into paper. not process they are reclaiming their experiences. they do not forget or suppress them. finally, communication. the paper becomes a platform for vets to talk about their experience through painting images and writing poetry. the director of the program says the process for everyone is very different. >> each veteran has their own persons. they have their own unique past. and however they approach the uniform, some approach the uniform with anger, some with deep respect, deep reverenc...

>> combat paper wrapped up a program at walter reed army medical center in washington, d.c., it was first time active military had been participating in the program and actually making that paper. they say it was so successful, they had overwhelming positive feedback, they are hoping to make it a recurring program there. currently, its here in new jersey, also in san francisco and in issicca, new york. they hope to expand it. back to you. >> thank you very much. we asked, you answered -- boy, di...

Communication, it becomes a platform for vets to talk about experience through images and poetry. >> each veteran has their own experience and unique past and however they approach the uniform, some approach it with anger, and some approach it with deep respect, deep reverence for the uniform and some approach it with love. they love their time in the military and want to be able to use the uniform as an expression of that. >> combat paper served vets from every war since world war ii. one retir...

Inspirational story about a group of veterans who are using their uniforms to share stories about their time on the front lines. they start by cutting up their combat fatigues. you can see that here. and turning them into paper. what left, they say is a "great conversation starter." and, in the new york newsroom with the inspirational story. >> great to be with them today. vets come together each sunday? new jersey to sip coffee and share war stories and heal and make "combat paper," ripped up f...