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- A medical examiner concluded he lived and fought through gunshot wounds to his thigh, heel, calf and torso, which pierced his liver. He had a broken nose and other facial wounds, suggesting he engaged in hand-to-hand combat in close quarters. The final fatal shots likely came from a PKM machine gun, officials said.
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Upon reaching the bunker, Sergeant Chapman assaulted and cleared the position, killing all enemy occupants. With complete disregard for his own life, Sergeant Chapman deliberately moved from cover only 12 meters from the enemy, and exposed himself once again to attack a second bunker, from which an emplaced machine gun was firing on his team.
Figuring out what happened to Chapman on an 11,000-foot-high mountaintop in the early morning of March 4, 2002 — even confirming exactly when he died — has been difficult.
- Stephen Losey
Apr 21, 2018 · One of those men, Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman, was alone in the pitch-black, wounded and slowly regaining his consciousness in the thigh-deep snow of a 10,469-foot peak known as Takur...
Aug 10, 2018 · Chapman, 36, voluntarily returned to Takur Ghar mountain in an effort to save a stranded teammate on March 4, 2002. He will posthumously receive a Medal of Honor later this month for his actions.
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- Justin Bey
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- Operation Anaconda
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- Crash-landing and Chapman’s Heroic Actions
- Quick-Reaction Forces (QRF) and Rescue Attempt
Operation Anacondatook place in early March 2002 and was planned and executed as an attempt to destroy a large combined Taliban and al-Qaeda force that was situated in and around the Shah- Khot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat. Surrounded by steep mountains, the valley is located in Paktia province, in eastern Afghanistan. The peak of ...
The MAKO 30 fire team was originally planned an insertion point 1,400 meters (1,500 yd) east of the peak, but due to uncontrollable time constraints, the SEALs were forced into an insertion to the peak itself. Even though all overhead imagery showed no signs of life on the peak of Takur Ghar, a superior officer gave the team final guidance per SOP ...
Heavily damaged, the helicopter (Razor 3) conducted a forced landing farther down the mountain’s slope approximately 4 miles from the MAKO 30 designated LZ. Eventually, it managed to return to base. The rest of MAKO 30 hopped on another helicopter and headed toward Takur Ghar to recover their teammate — by this point, Neil Roberts had been killed a...
At 03:45, the Ranger quick reaction force was alerted by the DCG to the area. Though they weren’t given a specific mission, they were to establish communication for further instructions upon reaching Gardez, 10 minutes from the mountain. The quick reaction force (QRF) consisted of 19 Rangers, a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), and a three-man USA...
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Mar 4, 2002 · U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant John A Chapman was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the War on Terrorism (Afghanistan).
Aug 22, 2018 · A medical examiner concluded he lived and fought through gunshot wounds to his thigh, heel, calf and torso, which pierced his liver.
