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26 April 2018, 20:57
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Tech. Sgt. John Chapman to have AF Cross upgraded to MOH
Could not find if this had been posted yet
Report: Air Force combat controller Tech. Sgt. John Chapman to have AF Cross upgraded to MOH Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, the combat controller who was killed during the fierce Battle of Roberts Ridge in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, according to a report in Task and Purpose. Chapman would be the first airman to receive a Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor, for actions since the Vietnam War. Chapman originally received an Air Force Cross, the second-highest valor award an airman can receive, for his heroism during the March 4, 2002, battle against al Qaida fighters. But newly-enhanced video from a Predator drone showed more evidence that Chapman was not dead, but instead unconscious, when a team of Navy SEALs withdrew from the battle under withering fire. https://taskandpurpose.com/john-chap...r-afghanistan/ https://youtu.be/JHUh2h20IPE https://youtu.be/0SkbjZ2weis 
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26 April 2018, 22:01
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It has in the CCT thread but deservingly belongs here now.
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26 April 2018, 22:47
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About time.
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18 May 2018, 14:10
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Looks like there is a bit of controversy over the award, the Air Force insists that Chapman was still alive when the SEALs withdrew from the mountain and the Navy is just as adamant that he had already been killed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...on-airman.html
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25 May 2018, 19:16
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Excellent!
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27 May 2018, 15:17
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RIP and thank you for your service. Prayers for family and friends for closure.
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18 July 2019, 02:40
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I searched for this video but I couldn't find it posted.
Has anyone ever seen this? "First Medal of Honor act ever captured on film! This footage is absolutely INREDIBLE. John 'Chappy' Chapman (Air Force CCT) was posthumously awarded the medal of Honor and qualified for a second MOH Award." https://youtu.be/Sza-DZyLqy8
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18 July 2019, 07:25
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Quote:
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2 October 2019, 10:50
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John is the first Combat Controler to receive the MOH. There are two other enlisted airmen that received the MOH during VN era.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oKM...Y4WuMLUZqIFgW0
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