After watching General Kellys press conference the other day, I decided to watch the movie he referenced "Taking Chance". I am typically moved by all things Patriotic. One of the most awesome experiences I had was watching the changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery. Even as a 17 year old kid watching that I was just in awe at the perfection of it all. I moved to Florida a couple of years after the Challenger explosion. I can see the lift offs from my house but the first lift off after the Challenger I happened to be on Interstate 4 heading east toward Orlando, I was listening to the radio broadcast and at liftoff the radio started playing the National Anthem. I noticed many cars on the interstate that day pulling off onto the shoulder, getting out, taking their hat off and and watching the lift off. I pulled off too and got out of my car to watch with such great pride. My dad died in 1988. He was a veteran and he had a flag over his casket. My mom asked me to sing at his funeral. They had pulled the flag back for viewing and the plan was them to close the casket and put the flag fully back over before the service started. I told the funeral director that they could close the casket but dont touch the flag. I had to start teh service with a song and already emotional, I knew I would not make it if I had to follow the flag being draped over my dads casket. I said all that to say that "Taking Chance" was incredibly moving because of the reverence and patriotism and honor give to the fallen soldier. Not just from service members, but people involved with any moving of the body inculding flight attendants, pilots, baggage people, and just regular people in general who noticed. I got emotional watching that more than any movie I had ever seen. I told my wife later not to watch it because she would be crying the entire movie. Still, the movie was enlightening. I never gave it a thought to the protocol that the service members go through just to make it home. Watch it for the experience of something incredibly moving. 10 out of 10 if for no other reason than just learning what happens.