John A. Chapman
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John Allan Chapman 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
Chapman in uniform
Chapman in Afghanistan
Chapman geared for a parachute jump
Chapman with an Afghan girl in a safehouse in Afghanistan
Battle of Takur Ghar
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The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al-Qaeda insurgents fought in March 2002, atop Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanist
John A. Chapman
…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. He was inducted into the Hall of Heroes on…
Location of Takur Ghar