Taking Chance

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:55 pm

Not sure if any of you have seen this movie yet (HBO) but it's the story of a Marine (Chance Phelps) who was KIA in Iraq and the journey that his remains take home. They did some scenes depicting my workplace (we did not let them film) and a few of my coworkers were in the movie and served as consultants for the movie.

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:34 am

My Aunt (the in you know DE) was telling me about the book and that I had to read it. She said its an amazing story.

VetSkinsFan · Post by **VetSkinsFan** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:40 am

I watched something (can't remember what it was now) a few months ago where they followed and talked to the families left behind by KIAs. These documentaries are hard for me to watch, knowing at any time, it could have been my family on any one of them. I don't know we put our families thru what we have serving our country. MY wife supported everything I ever did in the military, but sometimes I wonder if it was fair to them...

I will check it out whenever I can get ahold of it. New plan I don't have any premium channels.

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:36 am

[quote="VetSkinsFan"]I watched something (can't remember what it was now) a few months ago where they followed and talked to the families left behind by KIAs. These documentaries are hard for me to watch, knowing at any time, it could have been my family on any one of them. I don't know we put our families thru what we have serving our country. MY wife supported everything I ever did in the military, but sometimes I wonder if it was fair to them...

I will check it out whenever I can get ahold of it. New plan I don't have any premium channels.[/quote]

It just came out 21 FEB as Jansenfan said it’s a book as told by a Marine LtCol who served as Phelps escort...played by Kevin Bacon.

I hear you Vet back in November I met a mom of a soldiers I worked on...it was a first for me...very hard for me.

Bob 0119 · Post by **Bob 0119** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:13 pm

DEHog wrote:
VetSkinsFan wrote:I watched something (can't remember what it was now) a few months ago where they followed and talked to the families left behind by KIAs. These documentaries are hard for me to watch, knowing at any time, it could have been my family on any one of them. I don't know we put our families thru what we have serving our country. MY wife supported everything I ever did in the military, but sometimes I wonder if it was fair to them...

I will check it out whenever I can get ahold of it. New plan I don't have any premium channels.

It just came out 21 FEB as Jansenfan said it’s a book as told by a Marine LtCol who served as Phelps escort...played by Kevin Bacon.

I hear you Vet back in November I met a mom of a soldiers I worked on...it was a first for me...very hard for me.

I saw it a couple weeks ago, and highly recommend it. I don't want to give anything away, but it really hits home when you realize this is a true story and that Chance Phelps was a real person.

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:05 pm

DE...I was thinking about you during the whole clean-up scene. I was going to PM you before logging off tonight, and saw this.
The service you provide is beyond words, and can never be repaid. I know now that when I asked you to take care of my friend Ken VonRonn, you and yours did what you could.

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:22 pm

tcwest10 wrote:DE...I was thinking about you during the whole clean-up scene. I was going to PM you before logging off tonight, and saw this.
The service you provide is beyond words, and can never be repaid. I know now that when I asked you to take care of my friend Ken VonRonn, you and yours did what you could.

Thanks TC it an honor for me to do the work I do there.

welch · Post by **welch** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:06 pm

My wife saw the movie. Said it was powerful, underplayed, just right.