Chance Russell Phelps (July 14, 1984 – April 9, 2004) was a Private First Class – posthumously promoted to Lance Corporal – in the United States Marine Corps who served with 2nd Platoon, Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (3/11), 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Phelps was killed in Iraq as the convoy he was escorting came under heavy fire. His story is the subject of an HBO movie, Taking Chance.
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| - Chance Russell Phelps (July 14, 1984 – April 9, 2004) was a Private First Class – posthumously promoted to Lance Corporal – in the United States Marine Corps who served with 2nd Platoon, Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (3/11), 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Phelps was killed in Iraq as the convoy he was escorting came under heavy fire. His story is the subject of an HBO movie, Taking Chance.
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| - Ramadi, Anbar Governorate, Iraq
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| - Chance Russell Phelps (July 14, 1984 – April 9, 2004) was a Private First Class – posthumously promoted to Lance Corporal – in the United States Marine Corps who served with 2nd Platoon, Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (3/11), 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Phelps was killed in Iraq as the convoy he was escorting came under heavy fire. His story is the subject of an HBO movie, Taking Chance.
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