IVAW member Casey Porter interviewed from Baghdad on the Early Show
Apr 2 2008
The new movie Stop Loss is bringing an issue that few people outside the military know about into the light. The CBS Early Show did a segment on the movie on April 2, and interviewed Casey Porter, an IVAW member from Fort Hood about the subject. Casey was set to leave active duty in January after four years in the Army, but he's now back in Baghdad on a 15-month tour because of a stop loss order. Casey spoke to the Early Show about why he's speaking out against the stop loss policy.
"Some people think I'm crazy for even doing this - talking to you, being a member of Iraq Vets Against the War. When your country is doing something wrong to it's veterans and you believe that's wrong, you say 'hey, listen, we're making a mistake.'"
Casey's parents were also interviewed for the segment. Casey's father, also a veteran, said "If you volunteer and say 'I'm gonna give you four years,' that should be it."
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