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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. He is the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.
John A. Chapman (né le 14 juillet 1965 à Springfield et mort au combat le 4 mars 2002 à Takur Ghar (en)) est un militaire américain . Le 4 mars 2002, Chapman — contrôleur de combat dans l' United States Air Force — et des membres des SEAL ( United States Navy) prennent part à l' opération Anaconda. Celle-ci ne se passe pas ...
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 avr. 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.
28 févr. 2022 · John Chapman was a combat controller who saved many lives in Afghanistan in 2002, despite being severely injured and outnumbered by the enemy. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2018, after a long battle for recognition and justice.
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.
22 août 2018 · On a dark, snowy mountaintop in Afghanistan in 2002, combat controller Technical Sgt. John Chapman roused himself from unconsciousness. He was alone on the Takur Ghar mountaintop before dawn,...
