Sept. 28, 2007. 5:45 p.m. He is welcomed at Denver International Airport with a hug from his dad as his mom and friends wait to greet him.
Oct. 10, 2007. 4:32 a.m. Eric Fisher talks with his son as Ian prepares to report to Fort Carson, just south of Colorado Springs, for five days of in-processing.
Oct. 16, 2007. 4:41 p.m. After finishing his in-processing at Fort Carson, Ian makes his way to his new living quarters in the barracks.
Nov. 28, 2007. 3:18 p.m. Ian, right, and Spec. Corey Snyder of Harrisburg, Pa., enter the shoot house with their team during a house-clearing exercise at Fort Carson. Alpha Company is going through Squad Battle Drill Training, four days running dry, blank then live-fire drills.
Dec. 15, 2007. 2:12 p.m. Kayla is excited as she talks about her engagement ring, but Ian is nervous as he awaits the fate of his store credit application. The ring – a princess-cut diamond set in white gold – took about five minutes to pick out the financing took about 20.
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March 8, 2008. 2:22 p.m. While at his dad’s new home near Morrison, Ian sits at the table with his essentials: cellphone, energy drink, cigarettes and a vile of Vicodin. In addition to his foot injury, Ian recently strained his back while weightlifting and is now taking muscle relaxants. Eric Fisher expresses concern about the drugs, but Ian dismisses it: “At least it’s not coke, Ecstasy, weed. … I’ve got like six‚ seven different medications now. They give it to you for a reason. I’m not going to just let them sit there.
March 11, 2008. 6:28 p.m. Ian catches a smoke on the way to the camp. More vehicle problems lead the company to stop for the night after midnight just short of their destination. What should have been a two-hour trip took nine.
March 31, 2008. 9:20 p.m. Ian is not where he’s supposed to be – Fort Carson. Instead he and Pvt. 2 Jonathan Duenez are at Ian’s father’s home 85 miles away in Morrison. Eric Fisher, concerned about the young men being in danger of being AWOL, leans close to Ian and begins to whisper. Ian is laying on his bed with friend Ashley Gillen of Denver. The reason he says he’s skipped out on Carson: He is struggling with is breakup with Kayla.
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April 2, 2008. 2:30 p.m. Platoon sergeant Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Weisensel passes Ian and Duenez as he prepares for their counseling session upon their late return to the Mountain Post. They stand in the hallway for over an hour, then spend a half-hour in the counseling. Afterward, Weisensel says Ian’s punishment for his extended weekend will be kept at the company level: two weeks of extra duties and a fine of 300 but no loss of rank.
May 4, 2008. 1:03 a.m. Ian escorts Cpl. Luis Maciel, playing the role of a detainee, to a truck.
