7 June 2007: Ian Fisher at the armed forces enlistment centre. 'I love my country to death, and that’s why I’m here … and that’s why I’m fighting for my country,' Ian says. 'That’s why I’m going to Fort Benning during wartime. I love my country and want to fight for it.' Because of the Future Soldier training programme, Ian will join the army as a private first class, two ranks above basic enlistment

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