OT: HBO's Taking Chance

[skrewball]

Since this is a forum full of Active, Reserve, Prior and supporters of our Armed Forces...I thought you guys would like to be informed about this amazing looking movie on HBO.

http://www.hbo.com/events/takingchance/

Semper Fi.

P.S. If you don't choke back a tear from watching that your a communist! [;)]

[dhuffjr2]

I read I think the original article in the Marine Corps Gazette shortly after my father (retired Marine) passed. Military funerals always kill me, taking my back to my father and grandfathers funeral.

Don't have HBO but I'll have to purchase this on dvd when it comes out as a reward to those that made this. Hollywood puts out so much crap these days.

[Japan]

ORIGINAL: skrewball
P.S. If you don't choke back a tear from watching that your a communist! [;)]

lol

[Arctic Blast]

Actually, I'm curious now...does anybody know if this is SOP to have a soldier's remains escorted home in the Marines?

[skrewball]

All remains are escorted home by someone. Whether it is friend, family or military. The story stands out because he was a Lt Col...generally only Enlisted or Jr Officers will escort someone's remains home.

[Titanwarrior89]

Does put a lump in your throat.[:(]

[06 Maestro]

Thanks for the movie tip. I'll be watching for it.

[Japan]

ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

Does put a lump in your throat.[:(]

Well I think that depend on who you are and what you know.. Personaly i get very anoyed that someone can waste resources on transporting a dead arm or leg thousands of miles, when large parts of your own population is living in servere poverty. (Some of the largest poverty in % pr capita in the Western World)

I think about the financial resources that would benefit some of your own millions of poor, or benefit your school system, health system ect ect.. That would probably be a better way to spend your limited resources.

More interesting is, that the majority of peapole i saw in the video clip seems to be honoring the dead remains, but based on statistics they do not support the cause he died for, who he by now probably don't support himself.

Seeing this I wounder if this is realety, or only fiction.

[Raverdave]

Japan, take those comments to the doggies web site.  No room here for this kind of discussion.

[noxious]

What's your point ? (apart from shock value ?)
Life like war is full of contradictions : you can oppose the politics of a conflict while saluting and respecting the sacrifice of those men and women serving their country's flag.
Some even go as far as the unintelligible to me "Support the troops, bring our boys home", since I find it an utter disregard for the fact of military life : these people are doing their jobs, whoever the politicians are, whatever the missions are : peacekeeping, piracy control, drug trafficking interdiction, low intensity conflict, humanitarian efforts, guerilla warfare, training  military, law enforcement and judiciary systems in developing countries, long term campaigns, or combinations thereof.
I think they'd appreciate we not say "Support our troops, bring our boys home" in the same sentence : if you support them, you'll let them do their jobs (this is very prevalent among some of my fellow Canadians and getting on my nerves, hehe)
Or that their deaths are meaningless : maybe you don't  believe in the symbolism and that's your prerogative and fundamental right, as well as your right to express it, but for better or for worse, the West is a Judeo Christian society, and these values matter to most of us, even some like me who do not belong to any of the implied faiths, please respect people's grief.
As you can learn from that story, the symbolism is not only important to the lost soldier's families, but obviously to a lot of people along the road home...
I'll guess you'll call the people who stand in the cold to greet Canadian soldiers on the way home in their coffins stupid for freezing their arses off ?
You just don't get it, do you ?
Or you're just being an arse.
Bad doggie

[Japan]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Japan, take those comments to the doggies web site. No room here for this kind of discussion.

I dont hope you are serius sir, in a Demacrocy different opinions is accepted.
My opinion is that you need to look at the financial cost, and the cost of briging a dead foot or dead arm thousends of miles is waste of financial resourses when the country in general is going streight down-hill.

[pasternakski]

Oh, goody. Another one of these.

[JudgeDredd]

^^^^^
LMFAO

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: Japan

ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

Does put a lump in your throat.[:(]

Well I think that depend on who you are and what you know.. Personaly i get very anoyed that someone can waste resources on transporting a dead arm or leg thousands of miles, when large parts of your own population is living in servere poverty. (Some of the largest poverty in % pr capita in the Western World)

I think about the financial resources that would benefit some of your own millions of poor, or benefit your school system, health system ect ect.. That would probably be a better way to spend your limited resources.

More interesting is, that the majority of peapole i saw in the video clip seems to be honoring the dead remains, but based on statistics they do not support the cause he died for, who he by now probably don't support himself.

Seeing the Airport ground crews more or less suluting the dead arm or dead leg that are being transported back to the USA makes me wonder if this is the absurd way of American realety, or if this is only fiction.

ENOUGH already. This is twice in as many weeks. Do you learn nothing about other comments on the Forum?

I will be honored to watch this film.

[pasternakski]

ORIGINAL: Japan
I dont hope you are serius sir, in a Demacrocy different opinions is accepted.

Yah, hoap so, to. Yer openeun is difrnt, kinda like my dawg's dick hangs off to one side.

[Japan]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

ENOUGH already. This is twice in as many weeks. Do you learn nothing about other comments on the Forum?
I will be honored to watch this film.

Not sure i understand what you mean sir, I only replayed to his post above.

Shall I abstain from posting because i don't share "the Allied fanboy" opinion?


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[JudgeDredd]

Japan

I think the point is this forum is well documented as a non-political forum. In other words, discussions of a political nature do not belong here and are not allowed here.

Whilst the original post may be construed as political by some by the content, it wasn't a political discussion. You seem to have, inadvertantly or otherwise, injected some political points into it.

That is why people are asking you to desist and take it to another forum where political chat is encouraged (Doggies or The Wargamer should suffice).

[skrewball]

Wow, I just wanted to point out a touching and honorable film.
 
The fact is, no matter what your politics. This is a man who gave his life for something greater than himself. Those in his unit. If you read Chance Phelps bio on his death you will learn that even though he was wounded, he manned his machine gun providing covering fire for the remainder of his convoy before his was killed. Without him, many more could have died.
 
When a fireman or policeman is killed...do we talk about the politics of the city or state? No, we honor those who realized that we can't all selfishly look out for ourselves.
 
And as for the costs involved...do you really want us to save the world with the cost of shipping a body home? Don't you feel that the parents of our slain hero deserve to have their child home?

[habakuk]

I respect everybod's feelings about this, and I am sure that some of you have a very different background than me, maybe you have been in the army, maybe you even experienced war yourself.

I believe there is no glory in death, whatever the circumstances may be.
I believe there is nothing heroic about war, whatever the circumstances are.
I believe that military is necessary, as long as mankind does't change significantly.
I believe that the point of view like it is presented in that preview of that movie can help those people who serve in the military, or who have loved ones that do, to handle their situation.

[Japan]

ORIGINAL: skrewball
And as for the costs involved...do you really want us to save the world with the cost of shipping a body home?

I don't want you to save the world, I think only you want that.
If you have to save someone, then I think you should start by saving your own.
Instead of waging war, use the resources on improving your own country, educate your citizens, provide health care and a good living standard for everyone.

Sorry if I don't share your enthusiasm sir.