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John Allan Chapman (July 14, 1965 – March 4, 2002) was a combat controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during the War in Afghanistan. [1] . He is the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. [2] .
John A. Chapman. Summary of Action: Battle at Takur Ghar. Sergeant Chapman enlisted in the Air Force on Sept. 27, 1985, as an information systems operator, but felt called to be part of Air Force special operations. In 1989, he cross-trained to become an Air Force combat controller.
21 de abr. de 2018 · John Chapman was a combat controller who died fighting Al Qaeda on a mountain in Afghanistan in 2002. He will receive the Medal of Honor for his bravery and leadership in the largest battle of the Afghanistan War.
22 de ago. de 2018 · 31.2K subscribers. Subscribed. Like. 1.7M views 5 years ago. Graphical video representation of real events involving United States Air Force Technical Sergeant. John A. Chapman during operation...
28 de feb. de 2022 · Twenty years on from the Battle of Takur Ghar, also known as Roberts Ridge, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation remembers Air Force Sergeant John A. Chapman, who earned the Medal of Honor on March 4, 2002, and received it posthumously in 2018. Born in 1965, Chapman grew up in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
4 de mar. de 2002 · Technical Sergeant John A Chapman was an Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller who died in 2002 while fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism and valor in clearing two enemy bunkers and saving his teammates.
22 de ago. de 2018 · John Chapman. MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION. Technical Sergeant John A. Chapman distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism as an Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller, attached to a Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Team conducting reconnaissance operations in Takur Ghar, Afghanistan, on March 4, 2002.
