blackfive.net - 2/16/2009
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Update: For Steve Cochran's listeners on WGN Radio, here is the link to the original story now on HBO - "Taking Chance". Update 2: From Doc Peabody, the US Navy Hospital Corpsman who attended to Chance Phelps: I am the...
antiwar.com - 2/12/2009
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antiwar.com —
Excerpt: The political maneuvering between President Barack Obama
and his top field commanders over withdrawal from Iraq...
has taken a sudden new turn with the leak by CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus -- and a firm denial by a White House official ...
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Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story on Pullout Plans
military.rightpundits.com - 2/22/2009
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military.rightpundits.com —
Chance Phelps was 19-years-old when he was killed
in combat operations just outside of Baghdad, Iraq on...
April 9, 2004. Lt. Col. Michael Strobl volunteered to escort PFC Phelps home to their common hometown, Dubois, Wyoming. An HBO movie has been made of Lt. Col. Strobl’s account of his ...
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Chance Phelps: Taking Chance
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com - 2/23/2009
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jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com —
and left my comments over at Blackfive's place
in the hopes that the Phelps family will see...
them.If you have HBO I can wholeheartedly recommend that you watch this movie, with generous amounts of Kleenex handy.But this is more then a movie about the ...
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Took A Chance On "Taking Chance"
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Blackfive: Chance Phelps Last Stand - According to Major General Kelly
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Monday, 16 February 2009 Corporal Seamus sends us this message from April 2004 about Lance Corporal Chance Phelps. It is the message that Major General John F. Kelly (then a Brigadier) sent to Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl after the General had read LtCol Strobl's... read ...
HBO Film Taking Chance And Honoring The Fallen
Ace of Spades HQ —
... Chance Phelps was wearing his Saint Christopher medal when he was killed on Good Friday. Eight days later, I handed the medallion to his mother. I didnt know Chance before he died. Today, I miss him. If you havent read the letter that began it all, you owe it to yourself to do so. Naturally Blackfive has more on the story, including a note from the corpsman who was with Chance when he was killed. Despite fears that the movie would take a political turn people who have seen the film dont seem to think it has in anyway. My DVR is set. As for the second part of the story, ...
Taking Chance on HBO Tonight
Say Anything —
I hadn’t been paying this too much attention, since I haven’t bothered to hook up to cable or satellite since relocating to California, but I understand that this film does justice to the story. If you have HBO, you might want to tune in tonight.
Hat tip Blackfive
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Chance Phelps: Taking Chance
Blue Star Chronicles —
... change his life. Strobl wrote an article about the impact this had on him. He wrote about escorting Phelps from Dover Air Force Base to his burial on April 17, 2004 in Dubois, Wyoming.
The Story of Lt. Col. Strobl and PFC Chance Phelps has been made into an HBO movie starring Kevin Bacon as Strobl. The two didn’t know each other in life, but the journey across America and the military ritual of honoring its war dead is told in moving and insightful perspective.
Blackfive has stories of some of the men who knew Chance Phelps. ...
Took A Chance On "Taking Chance"
JammieWearingFool —
... most of us live in. It is rare that I can recommend a movie without having to issue some sort of caveat, but I can do it with this one. The movie will be on HBO for a while, so those that can please make the time to see it. Other viewing options are that HBO is going to make this available "On Demand" starting on Monday for those that have cable service that offers such a feature. For others the DVD should be coming out in May. For those so inclined please take a few minutes to visit Blackfive's place and leave your comments if you have ...
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