For those of you unfamiliar with the story behind the HBO movie Taking Chance, a New York Post review,

“Taking Chance,” though, a work of transcendent sorrow and infinite dignity, was watched by two million viewers on its first HBO showing last Saturday, the best figure for an HBO original movie in five years. Though the violent death of a serviceman informs every frame, it is also a powerful statement about duty and honor as embodied in the stark face of USMC Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, nobly portrayed by Kevin Bacon with a chesty military bearing and a hidden well of resolve. The film is based on Strobl’s experience escorting the remains of Phelps, who was killed in action in 2004 and who inspired Strobl to keep a journal published on blogs such as Blackfive.net.

Here is Lt. Col. Strobl’s incredible account of Taking Chance Home.

We were honored to have Chance Phelps mother, Gretchen Mack, join us a couple of weeks ago to talk about her son and give us a preview of the movie. Now that we have all seen the movie, this is our time to say thank you, to Gretchen and Mike Strobl. As an emailer, Joe from CA, wrote to me,

We’d like to thank Gretchen and Chance’s family for sharing their loss with us – a self-sacrifice for the greater good on top of the ultimate sacrifice that Chance made.

Tonight at 9:30pm is your opportunity to do so.

Special Guests: Ret. Lt. Col. Mike Strobl and Gretchen Mack
9:30pm EST on Pundit Review Radio, streaming live at WRKO
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