Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sgt. John Chapman, honored
A Medal of Honor ceremony in the White House on Aug. 22 was only the start of efforts to memorialize the sacrifice of then-Tech Sgt. John Chapman.Chapman was posthumously awarded the nation’s highest honor for valor in combat and became the first member of the Air Force to earn the Medal of Honor for actions since the Vietnam War.The honor stemmed from Chapman’s actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar in March 2002 in Afghanistan, when the airman sacrificed his […]
