On March 18, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the Pentagon will no longer use the controversial "stop loss" policy to extend service members' enlistment. For Army Sgt. Casey Porter, it's a welcome decision, although it comes too late for him. In March 2008, two months after [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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