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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] .
21 apr 2018 · John Chapman Died Alone On A Mountaintop Fighting Al Qaeda. Now He’s Getting The Medal Of Honor. It was March 4, 2002. American special operations forces were fighting to establish observation...
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.
4 mar 2021 · Chapman, an Air Force combat controller, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in August 2018 for his bravery during the 2002 Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan, in which he charged enemy...
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,...
2 set 2018 · John Chapman was an ‘incredible warrior,’ but here’s what made him such an inspiring human being. By Kaleth Wright, Dave Goldfein and Heather Wilson. Sep 2, 2018. Gen. Dave Goldfein, Air Force...
On a Snow-Covered Mountain in Afghanistan, John Chapman Made a Heroic One-Man Stand. A new book recounts the Medal of Honor winner’s story. Diane Tedeschi. September 2019. Undated photo of...
