Watch John Chapman’s incredible heroics in the first Medal of Honor action ever recorded on video
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 bunkers and exposed himself to blistering fire while trying to rescue a fallen comrade.
BY PAUL SZOLDRA | UPDATED MAR 4, 2021 4:03 PM
Most actions that lead to the awarding of the Medal of Honor are based on eyewitness accounts or physical evidence.
The actions of Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman, however, were caught on video.
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 bunkers and exposed himself to blistering fire while trying to rescue a fallen comrade.
And hovering over the 10,469-foot peak at the time was a CIA predator drone and other surveillance assets, which captured it all.
Dan Schilling, a former combat controller and author of a new book about Chapman, narrates a new video of that footage that explains Chapman’s actions and what he did to protect his teammates.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/john-chapman-video-medal-honor/
