Chapman is the first airman in nearly fifty years to be given the distinction reserved for America's greatest heroes. John Chapman's incredible display of valor-first by saving the lives of his SEAL teammates and then, aware that he was mortally wounded, single-handedly engaging two dozen hardened fighters to save the lives of an incoming rescue squad-posthumously earned him the Medal of Honor. Chapman regained consciousness, alone with the enemy closing in on three sides, beginning the most difficult and exceptional fight of his life. Believing he was dead, his SEAL leader ordered a retreat. Chapman, leading the charge, was gravely wounded in the initial assault. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,000-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged.
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