Trump awards posthumous Medal of Honor to Sgt. John Chapman for heroism in Al Qaeda firefightFox News, Aug 22, 2018, Kathleen Joyce
President Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Air Force Sgt. John Chapman, who gave his life to save more than 20 fellow service members on a mountain in Afghanistan in 2002.
Trump presented the award to Chapman’s family Wednesday. Chapman was the first airman to receive the award since the Vietnam War, officials said. The sergeant was a native of Windsor Locks, Conn., and the father of two young girls.
Trump said at the ceremony that Chapman, from an early age — his life was about: “to protect those in need.†The president said it began early when he protected a kid being bullied in kindergarten, setting the path of his life.
Trump said Chapman volunteered for Afghanistan after 9/11, telling his superior, “‘I need to go.’â€
The U.S. Air Force released an aerial video several weeks ago showing Chapman’s heroics during the hand-to-hand combat on Takur Ghar, a 10,000-foot mountain. The video showed Chapman charging the enemy on the peak. He joined Navy SEALs to recover a wounded comrade who had fallen from an aircraft after it was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade.
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