"Taking Chance" is based on the first-person account of Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, who escorted the remains of a soldier killed two months after arriving in Iraq.
Marine Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps was killed while in a convoy. Bacon portrays Strobl, who now works for the Pentagon. Strobl escorted Phelps' remains to the Marine's hometown in Dubois, Wyo.
Bacon says the film has "more weight" because it's a true story. His previous credits include "Footloose," "A Few Good Men," and "Mystic River." "Taking Chance" premieres Feb. 21 on HBO.
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