{"id":1338,"date":"2009-01-09T10:41:39","date_gmt":"2009-01-09T15:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2010-10-05T16:38:32","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T20:38:32","slug":"taking-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/09\/taking-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars folks HBO will broadcast &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/events\/takingchance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taking Chance<\/a>&#8221; on Saturday, February 21, 2009 @ 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>When I first read Marine LtCol Michael R. Strobl&#8217;s account of escorting the remains of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps home I did it through clenched teeth and with tears in my eyes&#8230; That was over four years ago and it still feels like it was just yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>LtCol. Strobl&#8217;s story is incredibly powerful and deeply moving. 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