Taking Chance

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/12/sunday/main2677251.shtml

Please be sure to read the article at the link above. It's pretty crazy! It is a true story about a military escort for a 19 year old soldier who was killed in Iraq. Below, I copy/pasted some of the article:

"...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 didn't know Chance before he died. Today, I miss him. "


"...As I walked up to the ticketing counter in my uniform, a Northwest employee started to ask me if I knew how to use the automated boarding-pass dispenser. Before she could finish, another ticketing agent interrupted her. He told me to go straight to the counter, then explained to the woman that I was a military escort. She seemed embarrassed. The woman behind the counter already had tears in her eyes as I was pulling out my government travel voucher. She struggled to find words but managed to express her sympathy for the family and thanked me for my service. She upgraded my ticket to first class. "

There is a movie about this tale: Taking Chance.

If you have the opportunity, WATCH IT! It is pretty short, but very moving.

NEVER FORGET the sacriifice of our soldiers. God Bless!