All language subtitles for Taking.Chance.2009.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG

Man over radio: Blue One
to Blue Two, checkpoint
Alpha Bravo has been reached.

Man £2:
Copy, Leader One.

Man £1:
Blue Two, we have a suspicious
vehicle on the right

moving pretty fast.
Over.

Man£2:
Army Corps Four,
is he slowing down?

Man £3:
Blue One, why are you
driving so slow?

You worried about
getting a ticket? Over.

- Man £1: Sorry, guys.
Just rubbing one out.
- ( explosion )

- ( machine-guns firing )
- ( soldiers shouting )

Man £2:
Phelps is down!
Phelps is down!

( scraping )

( dog barking )

( knock at door )

( theme music playing )

( keyboard clacking )

( mouse clicking )

- GOOD MORNING, SIR.
- GOOD MORNING.

Man:
ONCE WE'RE QUARTERED,
WE'LL GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN

ON BATTALION-
AND SQUADRON-LEVEL READINESS

AND TODAY'S BRIEF WILL FOCUS
ON FIRST MARINE DIVISION.

THE SLIDE INDICATES THAT
PERSONNEL READINESS 1st MARDIV

IS NOT AS BAD AS
THEY ARE REPORTING.

HOWEVER, SIR, AS YOU
ARE AWARE, LAST FRIDAY
THEY MADE A REQUEST

FOR 300 ADDITIONAL
AUGMENTS.

UH, GIVEN THE INSURGENCY
IN AL-ANBAR

AND THE RECENT SPIKE
IN CASUALTIES,

IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT
THEY MADE THIS REQUEST.

SIR, IT'S MY
RECOMMENDATION TO JUST
SEND ENOUGH AUGMENTS

TO COVER
THEIR CASUALTIES
OF LAST MONTH.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
BEEN IN IRAQ SINCE 9/11?

I KNOW YOU'VE SPENT A LOT
OF TIME ON THESE REPORTS,
BUT I CANNOT HAVE

A BUNCH OF ANALYSTS
CONTRADICT THE COMMANDERS
ON THE GROUND.

Man:
I DON'T KNOW. WITH ALL
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE CRAP,

IT MAKES YOU WONDER
IF WE'RE LOSING FOCUS
ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS.

SOMETIMES I WISH
I WAS OVER THERE.

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU
WISH FOR, RIGHT?

HEY, DAD.

- HELLO, EVERYBODY.
- HI.

HI.

GUESS WHO CAME IN FIRST
IN HER SWIM MEET.

LET ME GUESS.

YOU? HIGH-FIVE.
THAT'S GREAT!

HEY, LISTEN, GUYS,
HOW ABOUT WE GET SOME
HOMEWORK DONE BEFORE DINNER?

- I THINK THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A GREAT IDEA.
- HUP HUP HUP.

WHAT ARE YOU
COOKING HERE?

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI
WITH A BALSAMIC
REDUCTION.

- WOW!
- ( chuckles )

- YOU'RE GETTING CREATIVE.
- OH, SHUT UP.

MM.

( hydraulics whirring )

LET US PRAY.

READY.
DOWN.

- READY, TWO...
- Man: PRESENT ARMS!

FORWARD MARCH.

HUT.
HUT.

HUT.
HUT.

HUT.
HUT.

BEARERS, HALT.

THAT IS NOT NICE.

DAD, I THINK I GOT
ALL OF THE WORDS RIGHT,

BUT I'M NOT SURE.

I'LL THROW A QUICK ONE
AT YOU RIGHT NOW.
"TORTELLINI."

T-O-R-I...

- I DON'T KNOW.
- ( all laughing )

SIR, LAST NIGHT I READ
THE D.O.D. ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT P.F.C. PHELPS.

HE IS FROM MY HOME TOWN,
CLIFTON, COLORADO.

I DON'T KNOW IF
THIS FALLS TO US

OR TO THE PENTAGON,
BUT, SIR,

IF THE DUTY DOES
FALL TO US,

I WOULD BE HONORED
TO ESCORT HIM HOME.

IT'S A LITTLE UNUSUAL
FOR AN OFFICER TO
ESCORT A P.F.C.

YES, SIR, I KNOW THAT,

BUT I WOULD VERY MUCH
LIKE TO DO IT, SIR.

I'M GOING OUT OF TOWN
FOR A FEW DAYS. I'M BEING
PICKED UP AT 6:00.

- TOMORROW MORNING?
- YEAH.

I VOLUNTEERED
FOR ESCORT DUTY.

THERE WAS THIS PRIVATE
FIRST CLASS KILLED
IN IRAQ-- YOUNG KID.

HE'S FROM CLIFTON.
I VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE
HIM HOME.

WH-WHAT IS
THIS ABOUT, MIKE?

IT'S NOT ABOUT ANYTHING.
HE'S FROM CLIFTON,
THAT'S ALL.

IT'S GONNA BE
A QUICK TRIP, STACE.

I'LL BE BACK
NEXT WEEK.

( buzzes )

( keyboard clacking )

PLEASE TELL
THE FAMILY I'M SO
SORRY FOR THEIR LOSS.

I WILL.

I LOVE YOU.

Man's voice:
THE REMAINS ARE
TO TRAVEL FEET FIRST

WHEN BEING TRANSPORTED
FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER.

AT EVERY STOP, YOU MUST
ENSURE THAT THE REMAINS
HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY LOADED.

AT EACH TRANSFER POINT,

REGARDLESS OF
THE MODE OF TRANSPORT,

YOU WILL RENDER HONORS.

YOUR DUTY IS
NOT COMPLETE

UNTIL YOU HAVE
DELIVERED THE REMAINS
TO THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR.

ESCORTS ARE NOT REQUIRED
TO STAY FOR THE FUNERAL.

HOWEVER, SHOULD
YOU DECIDE TO STAY,

THERE ARE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
FOR MEETING THE FAMILY.

AT NO POINT
ARE YOU TO DISCUSS

THE NATURE OF
THE DECEASED'S DEATH,

NOR ARE YOU TO SPECULATE
ON THE ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING
THE DEATH.

YOU MAY DELIVER
THE PERSONAL EFFECTS DIRECTLY
TO THE NEXT OF KIN.

THESE EFFECTS MUST
STAY ON YOUR PERSON

AT ALL TIMES
UNTIL DELIVERY.

GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE
OUR FIRST DEPARTURE
OF THE DAY.

WE FORM ABOUT IN THE DRIVE
AND RENDER HONORS AS
ALL REMAINS DEPART.

DETAIL,
ATTENTION!

PRESENT ARMS!

ORDER ARMS!

PRESENT ARMS!

DISMISSED!

Woman:
I'M AFRAID WE'VE TAKEN
A LOT OF CASUALTIES THIS WEEK.

HE'S NOT READY
FOR DEPARTURE TODAY.

Woman on TV:
...but not what he
completes in his lifetime.

Imagine an evolution
occurring over eons...

Reporter:
The attack tonight comes
amid rising violence

between insurgents
and coalition troops
throughout Iraq.

Marines in Fallujah
today pushed into the chaotic
city from several directions.

They met with heavy
fire from assault rifles
and rocket-propelled grenades.

( grunting )

I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW
MARINES COULD SEW.

( chuckles )

HE WAS QUITE IMPRESSIVE,
YOUR P.F.C.

HE'S SO DECORATED
FOR SUCH A YOUNG MAN.

I DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

WELL, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT
HIS UNIFORM WILL BE PERFECT.

APPRECIATE IT, COLONEL.

YOU KNOW,
WHETHER IT'S NOW OR LATER,
IT DOESN'T MATTER.

BUT JUST IN CASE...

HE'S A MILITARY SHRINK.
IT'S ALL CONFIDENTIAL.

OH NO.
I'M GOOD, THANKS.

IT'S JUST AN F.Y.I.

COLONEL STROBL, SIR,
YOU'LL BE LEAVING IN
ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

TRANSPORT WILL DELIVER YOU
TO PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT

WITH YOUR FINAL DESTINATION,
DUBOIS, WYOMING.

WYOMING?

I THOUGHT I WAS ON MY WAY
TO COLORADO-- CLIFTON.

HE JOINED UP OUT IN COLORADO,
BUT HIS PARENTS LIVED
IN WYOMING.

THAT'S WHERE HIS FAMILY
WANTS HIM BURIED.

- THAT ALL RIGHT?
- OF COURSE.

I HAVE P.F.C. PHELPS'S
PERSONAL EFFECTS.

WE'LL NOW DO OUR
INVENTORY AND TURNOVER.

SIR, PHELPS'S PARENTS
ARE DIVORCED,

SO YOU'LL HAVE AN EXTRA
FLAG TO PRESENT TO THEM.

THAT WAY, THE MOTHER
AND THE FATHER WILL
EACH GET ONE.

MM-HMM.

IF YOU COULD MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING'S HERE,
THEN SIGN THE INVENTORY.

I ALSO HAVE A LETTER

PHELPS'S PLATOON COMMANDER
WROTE TO THE FAMILY.

COLONEL, THE MORTUARY
SPECIALIST DID THE BEST
THAT HE COULD.

HOWEVER, THESE REMAINS ARE NOT
RECOMMENDED FOR VIEWING.

IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE
TO CARE FOR HIM, SIR.

THAT'S EVERYTHING.
WE'LL NEED YOU TO MAKE

A FINAL IDENTIFICATION
BEFORE DEPARTURE.

SIR, I NEED YOU TO VERIFY
THAT THIS IS P.F.C.
CHANCE PHELPS,

AND THAT YOU ARE
READY FOR DEPARTURE.

OKAY.

PRESENT ARMS!

- FEELING OKAY?
- YEAH YEAH. I'M GOOD.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

- DO YOU ALWAYS
DO THESE ROUTES?
- YEAH.

- I JUST STARTED
SIX MONTHS AGO.
- AH.

NOBODY IN MY FAMILY'S
IN THE MILITARY

AND NONE
OF MY FRIENDS.

BUT I THOUGHT
ABOUT JOINING UP.

YEAH, BUT I WAS
TOO CHICKENSHIT.

SORRY. I MEAN
TOO CHICKEN.

YOU CAN SAY SHIT.

OH. COOL.

AND PLUS THE WHOLE
HAIRCUT THING.

I'M IN A BAND
AND, YOU KNOW,

YOU GOT TO KEEP IT LONG
TO KEEP THE LADIES HAPPY.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?

UH, MY DEAL?
MY DEAL IS COMPLICATED.

OH, YEAH?
WELL, WHEN DID
YOU JOIN UP?

- WHEN I WAS 17.
- OH.

MY PARENTS HAD
TO SIGN SOMETHING
BECAUSE I WAS UNDERAGE.

YEAH, THAT'S YOUNG.

I KNOW, BUT I COULDN'T
BEAR THE THOUGHT OF
WAITING ANOTHER YEAR.

ALL I WANTED WAS
TO BE A MARINE

AND I JOINED UP.

YOU GRADUATE
FROM BOOT CAMP,

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
AND YOU TRAVEL

AND YOU SEE THESE THINGS
YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D SEE.

IT'S HARD, OF COURSE,
BUT IT'S FUN.

- IT'S FUN?
- YEAH.

I'M SERIOUS.

I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST.

NO OFFENSE, BUT...

I DON'T REALLY GET
WHAT WE'RE DOING
OVER THERE.

BUT... LAST SUMMER
THESE TWO GUYS

FROM MY
HIGH SCHOOL WENT,

AND ONE OF THEM
ENDED UP HURT
REALLY BAD.

AND LAST TIME
I HEARD, HE WAS AT
SOMETHING REED HOSPITAL.

- WALTER REED.
- YEAH.

THE OTHER ONE,
HE DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK.

I JUST WANTED
TO DO SOMETHING.

HEY, HENRY.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

COLONEL, WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY.

OKAY.

- WILL YOU DO ME
A FAVOR?
- SURE.

- LET THE FAMILY KNOW
WE'RE THINKING OF THEM.
- WILL DO.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, RICH.

- THANKS.
- BE SAFE.

ALL RIGHT.
SEE YA.

Man over P.A.:
Attention, passengers.
Increased security measures...

HI, WELCOME TO
NORTHWEST AIRLINES.
I.D., PLEASE.

UH, I HAVE A VOUCHER.

HE'S THE MILITARY ESCORT.
I'LL CHECK HIM IN.

I'VE BOOKED YOU
THROUGH TO BILLINGS,

BUT YOU CAN GET YOUR BAGS OFF
IN MINNEAPOLIS TONIGHT.

I UPGRADED YOU
TO FIRST CLASS

ALL THE WAY TO BILLINGS.

THANKS.
APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANKS AGAIN.

Man:
BELT, SHOES,

LAPTOP IN A SEPARATE BIN.

ALL METAL OUT
OF YOUR POCKETS.

SIR, YOUR BAG
NEEDS TO GO THROUGH.

UH, YEAH, YOU CAN WAND
THIS BAG, BUT IT CAN'T GO
THROUGH THE X-RAY MACHINE.

PLEASE DON'T TELL ME
HOW TO DO MY JOB.

THE BAG CAN'T
GO THROUGH.

WELL, IT'S YOUR CALL.
IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU LONGER.

BAG CHECK, MALE.

SIR, I NEED YOU
TO REMOVE YOUR JACKET
AND PLACE IT IN THE BIN.

( exhales )
I CAN'T REMOVE THE JACKET.

- YOU CAN HAND-CHECK ME.
IS THERE A SUPERVISOR AROUND?
- NOT RIGHT HERE.

JUST PLEASE REMOVE
YOUR JACKET. IT NEEDS
TO GO THROUGH THE MACHINE.

I WILL NOT REMOVE
THIS JACKET

AND DENIGRATE
THIS UNIFORM.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF METAL
ON YOUR JACKET. IT NEEDS
TO GO THROUGH THE MACHINE.

TAKE ME
TO A PRIVATE ROOM

AND WAND ME THERE.

TURN AROUND, PLEASE.

( beeping )

- EXCUSE ME, SIR.
ARE YOU THE ESCORT?
- YES.

- HOW YOU DOIN'?
- ALL RIGHT.

- I NEED TO GET DOWN TO
THE TARMAC TO WATCH LOADING.
- SURE.

- Man: SO WHERE YOU FROM?
- Strobl: COLORADO ORIGINALLY.

IT'S A LONG TIME
SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE.

- YOU?
- ALL OVER.

MY OLD MAN WAS
CAREER AIR FORCE, SO WE
MOVED AROUND A LOT.

- HOW WAS THAT?
- IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

I ACTUALLY KIND OF MISS IT
NOW THAT I'M SETTLED HERE.

WE'RE GONNA
WAIT RIGHT HERE.
HE'S COMING AROUND.

YEAH, THE MOVING AROUND
IS KIND OF COOL WHEN
YOU'RE SINGLE,

AND THEN YOU
GET MARRIED, HAVE KIDS,
IT'S A WHOLE OTHER DEAL.

YEAH. YOU DO THIS
ESCORT STUFF, MOSTLY?

ME? NO, I...
I WORK IN A CUBICLE.

- I VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS ONE.
- IT MUST BE HARD.

- I NEED TO VERIFY.
- YEAH YEAH, GO AHEAD.

- OKAY.
- OKAY.

- YOU CAN STAND
RIGHT HERE IF YOU WANT.
- THANKS.

HI.

- 2A?
- YES, IT'S RIGHT DOWN
ON YOUR RIGHT, SIR.

EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU.

CAN I GET YOU
SOMETHING TO DRINK?

UH, JACK DANIELS
ROCKS, PLEASE.

- AND FOR YOU, SIR?
- WATER, THANK YOU.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU ON DUTY OR SOMETHING?

YES, I AM.

- Flight attendant:
EXCUSE ME, SIR?
- YEAH.

I WANT YOU
TO HAVE THIS.

IT'LL BE A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY.

WE'RE WAITING
ON A CONVEYOR.

BUT WE'RE GONNA GET
ALL THE LUGGAGE OFF FIRST,

THEN WE'LL REMOVE
THE REMAINS.

I'D LIKE TO KEEP HIM
SEPARATE FROM THE BAGGAGE,
IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

THAT'S THE PLAN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA MOVE HIM
WITH THE REST OF THE LUGGAGE.

ALL RIGHT.
SOUNDS GOOD.

YOU KNOW,
THERE'S ANOTHER ESCORT
HERE FROM DOVER.

- I'VE SEEN A LOT
OF YOU GUYS LATELY.
- EXCUSE ME.

EVENING.

EVENING, SIR.
I WASN'T EXPECTING
TO SEE YOU HERE.

YEAH, I GOT A CONNECTING FLIGHT.
HOW'S YOUR TRIP GOING SO FAR?

IT'S BEEN FINE.

IT'S WEIRD THOUGH, SIR.

THEY ALL KNOW,

LIKE, WITHOUT ME
TELLING ANYONE.

BOTH AT PHILADELPHIA
AND SO FAR HERE IN
MINNEAPOLIS.

I GUESS
THEY FIGURED IT OUT
BY THE UNIFORMS.

YEAH, YOU KNOW,
I'VE HAD THE SAME THING,

WHICH IS OKAY,

BECAUSE I'M NOT
REALLY INTERESTED
IN EXPLAINING IT.

HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOURS
IS COMING OUT NOW.

PRESENT... ARMS!

ORDER... ARMS!

WHEN YOU'RE READY, WE'LL GO
OVER TO THE CARGO WAREHOUSE
AND GET EVERYTHING SET.

YEAH, OKAY.
JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.
I STILL NEED TO VERIFY.

SO WHAT'S YOUR
DESTINATION, SERGEANT?

I'M HEADED TO ROCHESTER.
IT'S ABOUT 90 MILES FROM HERE.

MY FAMILY IS
MEETING US THERE.

ARE YOU RELATED
TO THE DECEASED, SON?

UH, YES, SIR.

HE'S MY BROTHER.

PRESENT... ARMS!

ORDER... ARMS!

WELL...

WELL, YOU...
TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF, SON.

THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU TOO.

- HI.
- HELLO.

SO HE CAN JUST, UH,
STAY HERE ALL NIGHT?

- YEAH.
- THERE'S NO NEED
TO MOVE HIM?

DON'T WORRY.
NO ONE'S GOING
NEAR HIM.

WHEN YOU'RE READY,
WE HAVE A TAXI

WAITING TO TAKE YOU
TO YOUR HOTEL.

ACTUALLY, I TELL YOU,
IF I COULD JUST GET A CHAIR,
I'M ALL SET.

I REALLY DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE HIM HERE ALONE.

YOU WANT
TO SLEEP IN HERE?

I NEED TO CHECK WITH
MY SUPERVISOR. I'M NOT SURE
WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

COULD YOU?

I KNOW IT'S LATE,
BUT I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I HAD THIS
IN MY JEEP.

IT SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE
COMFORTABLE THAN THAT CHAIR.

THANKS.

- THANKS, I APPRECIATE THAT.
- TAKE CARE.

GOOD NIGHT.

I HEARD WE WERE
CARRYING REMAINS TODAY.

- YOU MUST BE THE ESCORT.
- MIKE STROBL.

- TOM GARRETT.
- HOW YOU DOING, TOM?

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON?

- DESERT STORM.
- YEAH?

I WAS FLYING AN A-10
IN DESERT STORM.

MAN, WE TORE IT UP
OVER THERE.

YEAH, YOU GUYS
WERE GOOD.

I WAS A LIEUTENANT,
ARTILLERY BATTALION,
FIRST MARINE DIVISION.

YOU BEEN BACK
THIS TIME AROUND?

NO, I'M
A NUMBERS CRUNCHER NOW.

I ANALYZE MANPOWER
AT QUANTICO.

WELL, I GUESS YOU
SAW ENOUGH ACTION
IN KUWAIT, HUH?

NO, NOT SO MUCH.

I TELL YOU,
I REALLY MISS IT
SOME DAYS.

EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.

- HI.
- HI.

- ANNIE.
- MIKE.

- I GUESS WE'RE TRAVEL MATES
FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
- YEAH.

I HAVE TONS OF MAGAZINES.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE.

THANK YOU.

IT'S, UH...
IT'S MARINE,
ACTUALLY.

- HOW EMBARRASSING.
- IT'S OKAY.

TRUST ME,
YOU'RE A BREATH
OF FRESH AIR.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST
YOU GET WITH YOUR THUMBS
ON THOSE THINGS.

I HAVE A LOT TO SAY.

Pilot over intercom:
Welcome to Billings, folks.

I'm going to ask that you
remain seated for a moment.

During this flight,
I've had the honor of carrying

the remains
of a fallen Marine.

I'm going to inconvenience you
for a few moments

while the escort
disembarks the plane.

- I DIDN'T KNOW. I'M SO SORRY.
- As you go about your day,

- please keep the family
in your thoughts.
- IT'S OKAY.

THANKS FOR THE COMPANY.

WELL, I'M OFF
TO CHEYENNE.

- THANKS FOR
THE SMOOTH FLYING, TOM.
- YOU BET.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME,
YOUR MARINE?

- P.F.C. CHANCE PHELPS.
- CHANCE PHELPS.

I KNOW THE NAME
OF EVERY K.I.A.
I'VE EVER CARRIED.

- YOU TAKE CARE
OF YOURSELF.
- THANKS. YOU TOO.

- HI.
- HI.

I'M GARY FROM
RAFFERTY'S FUNERAL HOME.

GARY, MIKE STROBL.

IT'S A REAL HONOR
TO MEET YOU, SIR.

I'VE GOT A HEARSE.
IT'S READY TO GO.

WE SHOULD GET STARTED
AS SOON AS WE CAN.

WE'VE GOT A LONG DRIVE
AHEAD OF US.

TOOK ME OVER FIVE HOURS
TO GET UP HERE THIS MORNING.

OKAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW
CHANCE REAL WELL.

I'VE KNOWN HIS DAD
FOR YEARS.

I'M GLAD HE'S
FINALLY HOME.

- YOU MUST BE
MAJOR THOMPSON.
- YES, SIR.

MIKE THOMPSON
FROM I&I 223 DOWN
IN SALT LAKE CITY.

- GOOD TO MEET YOU, MAJOR.
- SIR.

- SO I GUESS YOU'VE HAD
A HELL OF A WEEK, HUH?
- YES, SIR.

SERGEANT BURTON AND I
DROVE ALL NIGHT TO GET
UP HERE ON SATURDAY.

WE NOTIFIED
THE MOTHER AT ZERO-TWO
ON SATURDAY MORNING.

I TELL YOU, SIR,
I HOPE TO NEVER GO
THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

- SO HOW'S THE FAMILY DOING?
- WELL, SIR, IT'S KIND OF
HARD TO SAY.

SOMETIMES I THINK THEY'RE
DOING OKAY, BUT THEN...

YOU KNOW.
IT'S HARD TO SAY.

HEY, HOW ARE
YOU DOING?

I'M OKAY.
IT'S JUST BEEN
A LONG WEEK, SIR.

THE V.F.W. POST
UP IN DUBOIS

IS HAVING A GET-TOGETHER
TONIGHT IN HONOR OF CHANCE.

- YOU MIGHT WANT
TO COME UP FOR THAT.
- OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

UM...

I'M GLAD
YOU'RE HERE, SIR.

YEAH, ME TOO.

YOUR HOTEL IS
UP IN DUBOIS,

WHERE THE CEREMONY'S
GONNA BE.

YOU'LL WANT
TO HEAD OUT OF HERE
AND GET SETTLED.

- I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL
THE DRIVING, COLONEL.
- NOT A PROBLEM, GARY.

OKAY, WELL,

IF I CAN GET YOU TO SIGN OFF
ON THE PAPERWORK, THEN WE
CAN CALL IT A DAY.

THAT SOUNDS FINE.
I HAVE SOME ITEMS

THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
INSERTED INTO THE CASKET.

THEY SAID THEY'D PREFER
NOT TO VIEW THE REMAINS,

SO I GUESS NOW WOULD BE
A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GOOD,
AND, UH, I NEED TO CHECK
ON HIS UNIFORM.

WELL, YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA BE
A CLOSED-CASKET FUNERAL?

I UNDERSTAND,
BUT, UH,

JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
HE'S SQUARED AWAY.

OKAY.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

LOOK AT THAT.
HE'S GOT SIX RIBBONS.

AND HE'S A P.F.C.,
IT'S AMAZING.

YEAH.

THE FOLKS AT DOVER
DID A GREAT JOB.

THEY KNEW HE WASN'T
GONNA BE VIEWED

AND HIS UNIFORM'S
PERFECT.

I'M GONNA...

TAKE CARE OF
THE PAPERWORK.

MM-HMM.

IF YOU'RE READY.

UH, YEAH.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

ARE YOU THE MARINE
WHO BROUGHT CHANCE HOME?

YES, SIR.
MIKE STROBL.

- SEMPER FI, COLONEL.
I'M CHARLIE FITTS.
- CHARLIE.

LISTEN, THIS WHOLE TOWN
IS GRATEFUL TO YOU.

IT WAS MY HONOR.

KOREA, HUH?
IT'S A PRIVILEGE
TO MEET

AN OLD FIRST MARINE
DIVISION WARRIOR.

THERE'S SOME
FELLOWS HERE BEEN WAITING
ALL NIGHT TO MEET YOU.

( exclaiming )

FELLAS,
THIS IS CHANCE'S ESCORT,
COLONEL STROBL.

- LARRY HERTZOG.
WELCOME.
- LARRY.

- ROBERT ROUSE.
- HOW ARE YOU?

- A.V. SCOTT.
- HERE WE HAVE GUNNY MULCAHY,
CHANCE'S RECRUITER.

- SIR.
- GUNNY.

- AND SERGEANT MICHAEL ARENZ.
- SIR.

HE WAS WITH CHANCE
WHEN HE DIED.

SERGEANT.

WELL, JENNY,

LET'S GET THIS MAN
A COLD BEER.

HE'S BEEN ON A LONG
AND LONELY TRIP.

- DID YOU KNOW CHANCE?
- NO. NO, I DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

- WELL, YOU MISSED OUT.
- SURE DID.

YOU KNOW,
A LOT OF RECRUITS,
MYSELF INCLUDED,

LOSE A BIG PART
OF THEIR PERSONALITY WHEN
THEY GO THROUGH BOOT CAMP.

SORT OF THE POINT.
BUT, CHANCE, HE COMES
BACK FROM BOOT CAMP,

HE SURE AS HELL
WAS A MARINE, BUT HE
WAS STILL CHANCE.

- SAME OLD WISE-ASS SMILE.
- ( men chuckling )

Arenz:
HE COULD GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING
JUST BY FLASHING THAT GRIN.

OUR FIRST MORTAR ATTACK
IN RAMADI,

EVERYBODY'S YELLING,
"GRAB YOUR KEVLARS!
GRAB YOUR FLAKS!"

WE WERE ALL SCARED, YOU KNOW?
LIKE, "WELCOME TO IRAQ."

EVERYBODY'S RUNNING,
TRYING TO GET TO THE BUNKER.

AND PHELPS,
HE'S GOT HIS
SHOWER SHOES ON,

GRABS HIS RIFLE,
RUNS OUTSIDE,

HE'S LIKE,
"WHERE THEY AT?
WHERE THEY AT?"

EVERYBODY'S YELLING,
"PHELPS, GET YOUR ASS BACK
IN HERE, MAN! TAKE COVER!"

( chuckles )
HE'S STILL STANDING OUTSIDE
IN HIS SHOWER SHOES.

IF YOU GUYS
WOULD EXCUSE US,
WE NEED TO HEAD OUT.

YEAH, WE'RE BUILDING
SOMETHING SPECIAL TO TAKE HIM
UP TO THE CEMETERY TOMORROW.

- ANYTHING I CAN DO?
- I THINK YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH.

- COLONEL, GOOD NIGHT.
THANK YOU.
- GOOD NIGHT.

Arenz:
THE CONVOY'S
MOVING ALONG,

DOING A ROUTINE PATROL
SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, AND...

CHANCE WASN'T EVEN
SUPPOSED TO BE THERE
THAT DAY.

IT WAS HIS REST DAY.

AND KNOWING WE
WERE GOING OUT,

HE JUST HAD TO COME.

CHANCE WAS UP IN THE TURRET
LOOKING OUT FOR TROUBLE.

Charlie:
THAT WAS HIS SPOT.

Strobl:
THE MOST DANGEROUS JOB
A MARINE CAN HAVE.

YEAH, YOU'RE TOTALLY
EXPOSED UP THERE.

HE LOVED IT THOUGH.

IT ALWAYS
MADE ME FEEL SAFE

SEEING THOSE SHOES THERE.

ALL OVER IRAQ, CHANCE WAS JUST
A BIG OLD PAIR OF SIZE-12
SHOES LOOKING OUT FOR US.

ANYHOW, WE WERE
DRIVING ALONG.

SUDDENLY THERE'S
THIS HUGE BOOM.

OUT OF NOWHERE, AN I.E.D.
HAD GONE OFF IN THE FRONT
OF THE CONVOY.

SO I JUMP OUT, CHECK ON
THE REST OF THE VEHICLES, AND...

IT WAS MADNESS, MAN.

THERE WAS BULLETS
FLYING EVERYWHERE.

IT WAS CHAOS,
JUST TOTAL CHAOS, BUT...

I COULD HEAR BEHIND ME
CHANCE'S 240 OPENING UP,

JUST UNLEASHING
AN UNGODLY AMOUNT OF FIRE
ON THE MUJAHIDEEN.

SO I THOUGHT,
"OKAY, THAT PART
OF THE CONVOY'S OKAY."

HE ATTRACTED ALL
THE FIRE TO HIMSELF

SO THAT THE REST OF US
COULD TAKE COVER,

GET ORGANIZED
AND GET OUT.

SO AFTER I CHECKED ON
THE FIRST TWO VEHICLES,

I RUN BACK TOWARDS
OUR VEHICLE, AND, UH,

UH, I COULD SEE CHANCE WAS
SHOOTING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

HE WAS UP IN THE AIR,
EVERYWHERE.

JUST ERRATIC, YOU KNOW?
AND I YELLED AT HIM.

I WAS LIKE,
"JESUS, PHELPS,

DON'T SHOOT
THE BIRDS, MAN."

I THOUGHT HE WAS TRYING
TO SCARE THEM OR SOMETHING.

HIS FINGER WAS STILL
ON THE TRIGGER, SHOOTING,

BUT HIS HEAD
WAS SLUMPED OVER.

I GOT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER,
I COULD SEE SOME BLOOD

COMING DOWN THE SIDE
OF HIS HEAD, AND, UH...

INSIDE THE VEHICLE,
DOC CHECKED HIS VITALS,
AND, UH,

HE WAS GONE.

SIX OF US HELD HIM
IN OUR HANDS

ALL THE WAY BACK
TO THE BASE.

I JUST KEEP RUNNING IT,
YOU KNOW, IN MY MIND, LIKE,

"WHAT COULD I HAVE
DONE BETTER? WHAT COULD
I HAVE DONE DIFFERENT?"

WHAT DO YOU SAY
TO SOMEBODY'S MOM
WHEN THEY TELL YOU,

"IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE
DONE ANYTHING."

I OWED IT TO HIM
TO SAVE HIM.

I'M THE ONE WHO TRAINED HIM.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT I'M HERE AND HE'S NOT.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE,
SERGEANT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

IT MEANS A LOT
COMING FROM YOU.

HE'D BE SO HONORED KNOWING
SUCH A SENIOR OFFICER
BROUGHT HIM HOME.

- SIR.
- SERGEANT.

Charlie:
WHAT THAT KID
HAS TO LIVE WITH.

I SHOULD'VE BEEN
OVER THERE, CHARLIE.

- IT WASN'T YOUR TIME, COLONEL.
- IT WAS EXACTLY MY TIME.

I KNEW THE CLOCK
WAS TICKING,

KNEW MY TIME WAS
COMING UP.

BUT I JUST...

I KEPT IGNORING IT,
YOU KNOW?

EXCEPT FOR THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT, WHEN I

WOULD CHECK THOSE
CASUALTY LISTS,
JUST...

PRAYING THAT I DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE NAMES.

I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW.
I JUST, UM...

I JUST GOT USED TO SEEING
MY WIFE AND KIDS

EVERY DAY, AND, UH...

SO I PUT IN A REQUEST
FOR ANOTHER OFFICE TOUR,

AND IT WAS GRANTED.

THEY MUST'VE
NEEDED YOU HERE.

NO.
MY FRIENDS WENT.

GUYS I WAS IN
DESERT STORM WITH
WENT.

I STAYED HOME.

I WAS TRAINED TO FIGHT.

IF I'M NOT OVER THERE,
WHAT AM I?

THOSE GUYS,

GUYS LIKE CHANCE...

THEY'RE MARINES.

AND YOU THINK
YOU'RE NOT?

WANT TO BE WITH
YOUR FAMILY EVERY NIGHT--

YOU THINK YOU HAVE
TO JUSTIFY THAT?

YOU'D BETTER STOP
RIGHT THERE, SIR.

YOU'VE BROUGHT CHANCE HOME.

YOU'RE HIS
WITNESS NOW.

WITHOUT A WITNESS,

THEY JUST DISAPPEAR.

( personal effects jangling )

YOU CHANCE'S ESCORT?

- MIKE STROBL.
- JOHN PHELPS,
CHANCE'S DAD.

SIR.

THIS IS MY WIFE CHRIS,
CHANCE'S STEP-MOM.

- WELCOME.
- AND CHANCE'S
STEP-DAD JEFF.

- COLONEL.
- AND THIS IS CHANCE'S
SISTER KELLEY,

- AND HER FIANCE ROB.
- HELLO, SIR.

I'M CHANCE'S MOTHER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

IT'S MY HONOR, MA'AM.

I'M JUST SO SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS.

PLEASE COME AND SIT.

A CHAIR.

- THANK YOU.
- COME ON, DEAR.

FIRST, I WANT
YOU ALL TO KNOW

THAT ALL ALONG
THE WAY,

CHANCE WAS TREATED
WITH DIGNITY

AND RESPECT
AND HONOR.

UH, I HAVE HERE
A LETTER

FROM CHANCE'S
PLATOON COMMANDER.

- THANK YOU.
- UH-- ( clears throat )

I ALSO HAVE HERE

SOME OF CHANCE'S THINGS.

IT'S STILL SET
ON BAGHDAD TIME.

HERE.

THIS IS THE MEDAL
THAT GRANDMA GAVE HIM.

REMEMBER?

I WANT YOU TO KNOW
YOU DO NOT MOURN ALONE TODAY.

ALL ACROSS AMERICA,

FROM VIRGINIA TO DELAWARE,

PENNSYLVANIA,
MINNESOTA,

MONTANA, WYOMING,

PEOPLE ARE THINKING OF YOU

AND PRAYING FOR YOU.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT

CHANCE HAS TOUCHED
MANY PEOPLE.

THERE'S ONE MORE THING
THAT I'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE.

A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN
PHILADELPHIA HANDED THIS TO ME,

AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS
VERY SPECIAL TO HER.

I WAS GOING TO KEEP IT AS
A REMINDER OF THE TRIP,

BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT

SHE WASN'T GIVING IT TO ME.

SHE WAS GIVING IT TO YOU.

"APRIL 9th, 2004...

TO THE FAMILY
OF P.F.C. CHANCE PHELPS.

DEAR MR. AND MRS. PHELPS,

I'M SURE BY NOW YOU HAVE
LEARNED OF CHANCE'S DEATH.

I DON'T HAVE
THE WORDS TO TELL YOU

HOW SORRY I AM
FOR YOUR LOSS.

CHANCE MEANT THE WORLD TO ME

AND TO ALL OF US HERE
IN THE SECOND PLATOON.

I KNOW PARENTS AREN'T
SUPPOSED TO HAVE FAVORITES,

BUT, TRUST ME,
PLATOON COMMANDERS DO.

CHANCE WAS
A UNIQUE CHARACTER.

WHERE MOST MARINES WOULD
PUT IN SHOWS OF FALSE BRAVADO,

CHANCE WOULD QUIETLY
ATTEND TO HIS BUSINESS,

AND HE LIKED TO GET PEOPLE
TO UNDERESTIMATE HIM.

HIS QUICK SMILE
AND FRIENDLY MANNER WERE
ALWAYS DISARMING AND WARMING,

BUT THERE WAS
NO MISTAKING--

HE WAS AS FIERCE
IN BATTLE AS HE WAS
GENTLE IN FRIENDSHIP..."

PLEASE BE SEATED.

WE ARE HERE
TO HONOR THE LIFE

OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
CHANCE RUSSELL PHELPS.

( Mr. Phelps continuing )
"...PLEASE KNOW THAT HE
DIED A HERO,

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
HE LIVED A HERO.

IT'S IRONIC,
BUT I AM CERTAIN

THAT IF THE WORLD HAD
MORE MEN LIKE CHANCE PHELPS...

THERE WOULDN'T BE A NEED
FOR A MARINE CORPS."

FIRE!

READY,

AIM, FIRE!

READY, AIM, FIRE!

FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES AND COMMANDANT
OF THE MARINE CORPS

AND A GRATEFUL NATION,
PLEASE ACCEPT THIS FLAG
AS A TOKEN

OF YOUR SON'S FAITHFUL
SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY.
SEMPER FIDELIS.

FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES, THE COMMANDANT
OF THE MARINE CORPS

AND A GRATEFUL NATION,
PLEASE ACCEPT THIS FLAG

FOR YOUR SON'S HONORABLE
AND FAITHFUL SERVICE
TO HIS COUNTRY.

SEMPER FIDELIS.

THANK YOU.

PUT YOUR CELL PHONES
IN THE TRAY, PLEASE.

Man:
CAN I ASK YOU
TO STEP UP?

REMOVE
YOUR SHOES.

Strobl:
"CHANCE PHELPS WAS WEARING
HIS ST. CHRISTOPHER MEDAL

WHEN HE WAS KILLED
ON GOOD FRIDAY.

EIGHT DAYS LATER,

I HANDED THE MEDALLION
TO HIS MOTHER.

I WATCHED THEM CARRY HIM
THE FINAL 15 YARDS.

I FELT THAT AS LONG AS
HE WAS STILL MOVING,

HE WAS SOMEHOW
STILL ALIVE.

WHEN THEY PUT HIM
DOWN IN HIS GRAVE,

HE'D STOPPED MOVING.

I DIDN'T KNOW CHANCE PHELPS
BEFORE HE DIED...

BUT TODAY I MISS HIM."

- HEY, LOOK WHO'S HOME.
- ( all chattering )

C'MERE.
GROUP HUG.

HOW YOU GUYS DOIN'?

( instrumental music playing )