‘Taking Chance’ a hymn of praise to a fallen soldier featured in ‘Faces of Freedom’
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 7:57AM The film starring Kevin Bacon tells the story of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps. An essay about Chance is also included in the book ‘Faces of Freedom.’
Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps, USMC, is also the subject of an essay in the book 'Faces of Freedom.' Click the photo to learn more about the book.I had my doubts when I saw announcements about another war film, because they almost always come up short. But those doubts were relieved by an outstanding performance in the closest thing I’ve ever seen to a poem on film—HBO’s ‘Taking Chance.’ The main character Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps is a 20 year old U.S. Marine killed in a battle in Iraq. Although you never hear him speak, by the end of the film you will come to admire him, and it is likely you will mourn him.
