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 Photo By James Bridges, HBO- Chance goes from Afganistan to Dover to his funeral in Wyoming- Kevin Bacon Pictured

Photo By James Bridges, HBO- Chance goes from Afganistan to Dover to his funeral in Wyoming- Kevin Bacon Pictured

Taking Chance is a Must See Funeral Movie for Every American family.  It was aired last Saturday night and has gained wide military exposure.

It is movie making at it’s best. It is funeral information of the Highest Caliber. It screams about the casualties of America’s War dead. It bleeds your heart. It Promotes Respect. This according to a USA Today Article.

“There is a power and beauty to restraint that seldom finds its way onto TV.”

“A small, almost perfectly realized gem of a movie, Taking Chance is also precisely the kind of movie that TV should be making. Its story — a real-life example of the military’s little-publicized policy of providing a uniformed escort for every fallen soldier — is too small for a wide-release feature film, even with star Kevin Bacon attached.

And yet it’s a story that should be seen in every American home, and one that, if you don’t know it, will leave you wondering why you don’t know it.”

Military Escorts are quiet unsung heros. So are those who have died for your freedom. You  may view the trailer to this movie with some unique personal commentary here. (You Tube Trailer) This is a  great flick on the courage of military escorts and America’s War Heros. The highest funeral cost  is the death of the person involved.

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Pic from the USA Today Article, originally from HBO.

The story is based on the experience of Lt. Col Michael Strob.

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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
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Military Funeral TV 2/20/2009 HBO 8pm central time

Military Funeral TV 2/20/2009 HBO 8pm eastern time

News — A movie new this week gives thoughtful insight into how fallen soldiers  are handled by the military. It is also a good way to come to understand funerals and the funeral process.

Exploring the shipment  for funeral and burial from Dover Air Force Base  to location  in the USA  is an important part of the movie on HBO.

Taking Chance,” is a film which will appear for the first time 8 p.m. Saturday. The story  is based on the personal account of Soldier Mike Strob’s  April 2004 experience of  escorting  a fellow fallen soldier  from Dover, Delaware to Dubois, Wyoming. The name of the Marine escorted was “Chance” The main actor  is Kevin Bacon.

According to the Marine Lt.Col at :Delaware Online

Chance Phelps was wearing his St. Christopher medal when he was killed on Good Friday,” Strobl wrote.

“Eight days later, I handed the medallion to his mother. I didn’t know

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Funeral and Military Funeral TV

Chance before he died. Today, I miss him.”

This is a must see Movie. It will help you understand funeral cost and the cost of freedom. As a funeral director my experiences with military funerals, escorts, and families was heartfelt. This is touch the heart television. This is not your average funeral cost.The price of freedom is too high.

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Source:Delaware Online

FYI-I have declared the Average Cost of a Funeral (Traditional) in the United States in 2008 to be $8,500+ dollars. Does not include cemetery. 


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