Taking Chance
Director:
Ross Katz
In spring 2004, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl, USMC, came across the name of 19-year-old Lance Corporal Chance Phelps, a young Marine who had been killed in action in Iraq. Strobl, a Desert Storm veteran with 17 years of military service, requested that he be assigned for military escort duty to accompany Chance's remains to his family in Dubois, Wyo.
Awards & Festivals: Directors Guild of America - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television, Outstanding Picture Editing - Emmy 2009, Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Made for Television
