Thank you for this reaction, this one is very personal for me. John was a dear friend and fellow airman assigned to a special mission unit. There is quite a bit more to this story most are unaware of and I urge you to seek it out. You can start by looking for an interview with Dan Schilling, who wrote the book, "Alone At Dawn" about John in cooperation with John's sister. "No man is ever truly dead, so long as his name is spoken." You have helped with his remembrance. 'Til Valhalla Chappie.
I’m sorry for your loss! And seeing this viral video years ago I had SO many questions and knew there must be something much more to the story so I began looking up all I could finding an old documentary that talked to the AC-130 crew, some of the QRF and I believe the Team Leader and it only left me with more questions. I wasn’t there and can’t judge but I had to wonder why the USAF Combat Controller aggressively led the assault selflessly while the SEAL team seemed to really hold back, I understand suppressive fire and bounding but what I saw was John selflessly taking the initiative to get to Niel and put down the enemy firing on his team. I also feel upset that the Team Leader called for uncontrolled air strikes of 105 with John in bunker 1 but most of all you can see the team leader doesn’t get within 10-15 of John after he was hit so did he just make the call he was KIA without checking him ?? Seems TERRIBLE to me that he counted him KIA without being able to check and worse calling down 105 not knowing? I read that the MQ-9 was one of the first weaponized drones used and had 4 hellfires , couldn’t these have been used somehow to assist John in his final stand and help protect the inbound QRF Chinook? Why was this classified SO long? Becasue it made the SEALs look bad? Or becasue it took rediculously long to award John the Medal Of Honor with actual drone footage of THE most heroic actions I have EVER SEEN!!!!???? I read Hillary Clinton was an opposistiom force agaisnt him receiving the MOH??? My dad is a Vietnam Veteran and an Amputee losing his leg and when he saw this , aside from getting emotional he was upset and had a lot of questions also saying “The SEAL Team seemed to quickly abandon the Air Force Attachment really easily and the call for fire he just couldn’t understand, injured teamate or not. I can’t make any judgements , I wasn’t there, but having done a lot of research I can’t ignore the obvious questions I feel whether it’s my business or not. I lost a very close friend of mine that was a Kiowa Pilot in Afghanistan served 6 deployments and 2 weeks after leaving the military for his wife and getting a job with the Division of Wildlife as a helicopter pilot he was tasked with a job by the state that put him in danger at night in canyons that had ridge crossing high power lines spanning valleys and given a flight pattern that we’ve found out had no mention of the power line he hit over 265 feet off the valley floor that killed him and a biologist. Surviving hell in Afghanistan and many close calls , AK rounds into his helicopter , and then leaves for his wife’s sanity and 2 damn weeks in a government pilot job he’s put into a task without everything /hazards being clearly known and he made 2 requests to RTB as it was dusk and unfamiliar mountain range but told to finish the task at hand and the state washed their hands of it immidately and talked to the FAA investigators suggesting he was not paying enough attention being used to combat operations and going DWR saying he must have beem too relaxed being out of the military and didnt take his new jobs risks as seriously as he should have . then theyve fought his wifes benefit claims every step of the way trying to get out of it putting him at fault. it all feels so f&cking wrong and it is and was and Johns situation seems like some things werent good but im so incredibly the book was wrote and this video was released amd by a combat controller that gets it. i wish hed do anothwr video going into the prior events as well. Rest in True Peace Kohn Chapman!
I'm glad someone else suggested they look into the story some more and why it took so long for him to receive the medal. It's interesting, upsetting and.. disturbing. I'm incredibly glad he was finally recognized though. If Dan and John's sister hadn't bothered talking about it and just let it go.. who knows if he'd ever been recognized at all.
@@GimleysGirl same when i was in afgahnistan after losing my best friend i grew up with i vowed to never let anyone else die and after that day we didnh't lose anyone else i also had a watch a simple watch my dad gave me he wore it when he was in iraq fighting the enemy but it was when i took it off to clean it we ended up losing another brother i was not on patrol but on post i just remember hearing through the radio he's been hit in the neck call for casavac at least 20 inbound he survived though he told me the whole story he saw a cool looking insect on the ground lol he told me he loved insects and thats what almost killed him he said i dont care if i died i might have become what i loved all i said was dude you are fucking crazy when i almost got shot on post i didnt go oh that bullet looks so cute i wanna marry it no i went to their front door and said hey guess who's here the one with the radio was a different patrol the one with getting shot in the neck was different sorry if that was confusing.
@@Mega-y5dHi. I read your text a few times and no, it wasn't confusing. It is like you are so excited to get it all out and can't say it fast enough, and I love it. I salute you for following your father and becoming a savior, if you will, to the American people. Your mindset is set to a 'save and not die' momentum. I can imagine the stress, no, stress isn't a 'big' enough word for what you and all combat soldiers face. Immence stress. hmm. Maybe. But what you DO is beyond words. YOU SAVE. I believe your watch holds a soul. No, I am not some hippie beatnik gypsy, but I do believe that you have your own guardian angel. I believe that your friend seeing that bug was God intervening in that moment for some reason or another. You, yourself has been saved, you have a purpose, a divine purpose. To continue to SAVE. Facing a bullet or several bullets is something my mind cannot even imagine, but you do. If it wasn't for YOU and your friends, I wouldn't be sitting here, in Colorado, looking up at Pikes Peak and drinking this coffee. I can't believe I am 'talking' with an actual savior who was in Afghanistan. Just knowing what you do, what you stand for and believe in, my heart swells with love and gratitude for you. Thank you. Thank you so, so much. You don't realize how much America loves you. You and your family, as well as all soldiers are in my prayers. I pray for your safety, protection, calmness of mind and spirit and that God continues to hold you in His Hands. Keep that watch close.
High schools should be named after him. Statues/monuments should be built of him. His name, his story should be taught in schools. It is hard to believe heroism, bravery and a sense of brotherhood on a scale such as this exists, and yet, it does - in him, and in countless others as evidenced in the citations of the various MOH recipients. I am in awe of John Chapman. Incredible.
Freedom is never free. 🙏🏻 God bless our war fighters. 🇺🇸 God bless all who serve, including the families, past, present and future. 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏾🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸 We who are free because of you, love and appreciate you. God bless our Republic 🇺🇸
It's another level of mental fortitude, man. I served in the US submarine force and was in some frightening situations myself, but nothing that even holds a candle to anything like this. I would be curled up on the ground trying my best to tuck myself inside my own ass and disappear. Just unbelievable bravery and commitment to his friends.
A man who truly loved being American, a commitment to fighting for America and gave his life for my freedom and those of my children and grandchildren. May he be resting in the arms of our Father Lord Jesus Christ.
@@larrym.johnson9219 The Afghanistan and Iraq wars were used to usher in legislation that stripped us of our most essential and cherished freedoms. I urge you to study the Patriot Act, Military Commissions Act, FISA laws and Section 1021 of the 2012 NDAA. We owe a great thanks to the many Americans who continue to fight for our freedom by overturning these heinous pieces of legislation.
@@user-wc8fp4cx6c I support our military men and women. I do not support any legislation that reduces our Constitutional rights or Bill of Rights! That has to do with the politicians who I do not support,I love my country I am an American and I'm proud of it I honor all who serve wither they be military EMT police or firefighters. As you say you work against bad legislation! That is your right! It's my right as well! That's in the First amendment of the Constitution I also support the 2nd amendment! And I support all the amendments in the Constitution as it is written. 🔥🤟🔥 Anyone who serves my country is worthy of honor, if a politician is a scoundrel, it's not the soldier that's at fault, I support all that fight for freedom in my country and all over the world.
The Medal of Honor was established in 1861 during the American Civil War. A total of 3,536 of them have been issued to date (26.8.24). Contrary to logical expectation, only 618 (17.47%) have been awarded posthumously. One would expect to be dead if a 105mm Howitzer round fired from the AC-130 gunship landed within 100 feet (30.48m)of them.
Quit a interesting discussion between you and your wife at the end. As a US Navy Veteran I can honestly say; "It isn't about baseball, apple pie, Mom, or the American way. It's all about your shipmate to your left and to your right. You protect them, as they protect you. Because without your ship mates you are doomed.
A lot of times when people read citations from combat awards like the Medal of Honor, they dismiss the stories as propaganda, or extremely inflated. This one, however, can never be denied or minimized. It was recorded right there as it was happening. Even still there was a lot of drama and military politics involved which delayed Chapman’s recognition.
When you go to battle you soon develop a close bond with the people around you.. You would do anything for them. You would risk your life for them. They would for you. Its a hard thing to describe - to totally I watched my brothers die or risk their lives Two tours in a jungle
John was a true worrier and hero, the real tragedy here was the seal team leader lied about what happened here and the higher ups in the navy tried to covet this up, if not for this video John’s sacrifice would have gone unnoticed.
I wanna know from an unbias viewpoint how much of this video commentary is accurate. Dudes a fucking hero, beyond anything I could even imagine I could do. But this video that i've seen like 200 times leaves holes and I have more questions everytime I watch it. Did the Pentagon release the entire video?
To hear what it takes to receive the Medal of Honor, watch "Kyle Carpenter on David Letterman" . it goes into detail about what happened, and the injuries he miraculously survived.
Check out the story of Kyle Carpenter. There are mini videos out there but there is one in particular that you need to look at. I just don't know how to share it. It is an interview with him. Not the one with David letterman.
I know John as a SEAL but on another note, Combat controllers are NUTS: """The mission of a combat controller is to deploy, undetected, into combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields, while simultaneously conducting air traffic control, fire support, command and control, direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance""
Not to be “that guy”, but John Chapman was Air Force, not Navy. Plus, the Navy didn’t want to put Chapman in for the MOH unless they could put one of their own in for it. Most people are upset about that because the SEAL’s left him behind.
@@adammaynard5683 he didnt say Chapman was in the Navy just knew him through the SOCOM field as a SEAL. Our community is very small and many of us cross paths often while in the service.
@@mikeb550 you’re right, I read that wrong. My bad. Thanks for clearing it up. I was on the USS Kitty Hawk for OEF and OIF then joined the Army, I’ve beed around SOF and met a bunch of you guys. I’m in awe of all of you and really appreciate what you all do.
@@adammaynard5683 no worries man at all no skin off anyone's back, just glad I was able to clear it up. And to that fact we wouldn't be able to succeed in our mission without y'all as well....cheers.
US Navy Veteran. You go where your Country sends you, but you fight for your Brothers around you. He gave his life but any one of those men would do the same. Just as I, or any Veteran would do for the people around us. We understand that it is us defending those that cannot defend themselves. It is reflex.
Howdy from Texas. I'm sure you could do the same Jono especially if it was in the protection of your family. The power of love is unmatched by any other force known to mankind.
And Donald Trump said that the presidential Medal of Freedom is equal to and actually better than the Medal of Honor because you don’t have to make any sacrifice… describing awarding it to a billionaire political donor of his.
I don't get the hand to hand fighting... were they not both armed? Both guys had no weapons at the time? So they decided to throw hands instead? Also, knowing John's injuries, ( shock, blood loss, "he was in the process of dying") I can't imagine him being capable of expelling that much energy to fight a man hand to hand. Still a lot of unanswered questions... there are holes in the story. Also, if you look closely at the encircled "hand to hand" combat scenes you'll notice the 2 guys never touch - they appear to be a small distance apart.
What the Navy did to Chapman and why it took so long for him to get the Medal of Honor is disgusting. The SEALs that were there absolutely wanted him to get it but the higher ups in the Navy didn't want anyone to know there golden boys left someone behind even though they had no choice and was no fault of there's.
These special operators train to move until you don't have to or quit and die. Its their whole mission you protect your team at ALL costs. Lagging back on a run or a "ruck march" isn't allowed as a rule because the mission ALWAYS comes first, and they train that way. They probably train with "Simunition" so they get a small idea of what its like to get shot but their training gets as close to the real thing as possible, and thats how they do what they did.
I got temp duty for 6 months at the ammo bunker in ft campbell in 97, 5th group came through every week on Monday. I never saw anything but live ammo det cord and explosives go in their trucks
@garynachbauer8144 no doubt but they never used it against each other. I also don't know how prevalent M.I.L.E.S gear was after my unit was out testing it on Ft. Campbell back in 80-81. I stateside swapped with a guy on Ft. Stewart in 82. I should of stayed with 2/327th at Campbell.
Thanks for appreciating? Purchased Air Force Lt DEBOER flight suit (who served during WWII) and would enjoy wearing. Not doing so due to disrespect. Info came from my Grandfather who flew in Vietnam. Not trying to disrespect our service whatsoever, keeping said merchandise in closet.
It always kind of pisses me off watching this video when he says the team leader follows him but never actually catches up with him.... This is because you do NOT bunch up under fire so they can't kill more than one of you with a bunch of rounds to the same place. This was NOT a moral failure by the team chief, this was normal tactics used to limit casualties from a single situation.
I wouldn't call this video a downer, yes it is extremely sad and horrific what all that young man endured in order to protect and save his men, but it gives me hope that there are still men out there that will sacrifice their all to protect their men, those who can't protect themselves, and to keep the evil away from our country, his family, and bless us all with the freedom that we have. Not one bit of freedom or breath of free air should be taken for granted. Hundreds have laid down their lives for all of us. The Bible tells us, "No greater love does a man have than to lay down his life for his fellow man." John 15:13.
Chapman was an amazing American & a HERO. But what most people don't realize is that all those soliders in the beginning were there to recover a fallen (dead) solider. How many people who realistically risk their life for someone, let alone a dead body. Leave No Man Behind has a whole new meaning.
There’s a lot of bravery here but I want to highlight someone specifically another Air Force man named Jason Cunningham he was a pararescueman new guy. Jason was on the helicopter that landed with the rangers and began treating wounded on the impact basically. He was shooting, moving wounded to safer positions, shooting some more to go grab another wounded guy take them to cover he did this nonstop even when he himself was wounded. He then realized he was hit and the ranger medic wanted to treat him he refused medical care and continued to fight and take care of his patients. At the end of the battle he was exhausted and bleeding out his eyes were fading and 30 minutes before extract he fell asleep never to wake up again. For his actions he was awarded the Air Force Cross. The team leader also received the Medal of Honor the entire SEAL team had Navy Crosses unknown amount of bronze stars with a V for Valor and Silver Stars for Valor and most men got Purple Hearts which indicates you are wounded. Let’s just say it was hard to not award every man a MoH bc they all fought like enraged animals on Roberts Ridge. God bless them all🇺🇸
In the midst of all this chaos, I'm not saying there aren't other soldiers like John Chapman, but our soldiers are calm and have the best training in the world, and the best equipment! I've seen this footage many times and it effects me the same way, extremely emotional! I hope sometime that you react to the Story Of The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier and watch a separate video that shows the changing of the guard at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier. Also, please watch and hopefully react to the movie Taking Chance, a movie with actor Kevin Bacon that shows the process of a fallen soldier and how they are brought home. The care, respect, reverence, and honor that is shown to our fallen soldiers and their families helps us to better understand their loss and grief and to grieve with them.
Love your reaction. On the lighter side, when my husband and I went to sign the seemingly billions of papers to get our mortgage, they handed me a cheap pen. I told them for as much money as we were paying, I wanted a really nice pen to sign the papers. She obliged.
For the organization I would recommend a scanner/printer combo and using a auto-fill app on the PC. Essentially you scan the papers and click where you sign, it automatically signs, checks and enters information and you save or print it out filled. Typically takes some time to get the motions down fluently but can save a ton of time and hassle with paperwork.
My grandfather was awarded Purple Heart and Navy Cross... Only one in his platoon to come back alive, mortar fire, captured 6 enemy that he protected while tryin to get back. I have the newspaper articles and picture of him receiving the Navy Cross...and I have his Purple Heart. WW2
MSgt John Chapman's body was never recovered but a memorial was placed on a memorial grave site in his home state of Pennsylvania at Saint Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery.
Checkout Military Assistance Command, Vietnam- Studies and Observations Group aka MACV-SOG, clandestine special forces missions during the Vietnam War. Story of Roy Benavidez is one to watch, suffered over 37 bullets, bayonet wounds, and shrapnel
I served in the Army, my MOS or job was 11 Bravo or Infantry (the basic soldiers on the front lines or kicking down doors) and I fought in Iraq from 2004-2005. I remember to this day the first time the poop (sh*t) hit the fan, the first time my squad came under fire. We trained hundreds and hundreds of hours for such a situation like this, and all I wanted to do was take cover. Still I did what I was supposed to do and I followed my brothers (guys in my squad) into battle, because if they were going I had to go with them. Because of that moment and fighting in Iraq I have a hard time sleeping, because I think "normal people don't run into gunfire."
Before 9/11, Chapman and his team were in Thailand on a mission. And that morning he saw the picture of the plane crashing into the Twin Towers on TV. Chapman's friend said: He will be the first person to jump in and find out who is responsible for this incident ( I heard about this in a documentary His friend gave an interview in Afghanistan.)
There's no panic because Americans are the greatest soldiers in human history. They are true men and need to be remembered as such. Bravery like theirs is what keeps your homeland free from tyranny. If you disagree, I dare you to look at how Russian soldiers are faring in Ukraine right now.
The part I dont get about this video is they claim he earned 2 medals of honor...bit the US has a rule or law that no one member of their forces can earn more than one medal of honor. Congress put that law into effect after Dan Daily was put up for a 3rd medal of honor in WW1 he was the last person to be awarded 2 medals of honor. One in the boxer rebellion the other in france I thunk it was. The Fat Electrition has a video on him and he explains the medals being changed to 1 per soldier because of Dan Daily being put up for a 3rd and being denyed because according to congress it wasnt fair for one man to earn it three times.
Injured or dead . We try to do everything in our power, to never leave a soldier behind. Pretty sure we are the only country in the world, that live and breathe that mentality .
Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for another. R.I.P John Chapman.
Thank you for this reaction, this one is very personal for me. John was a dear friend and fellow airman assigned to a special mission unit. There is quite a bit more to this story most are unaware of and I urge you to seek it out. You can start by looking for an interview with Dan Schilling, who wrote the book, "Alone At Dawn" about John in cooperation with John's sister.
"No man is ever truly dead, so long as his name is spoken." You have helped with his remembrance. 'Til Valhalla Chappie.
I’m sorry for your loss! And seeing this viral video years ago I had SO many questions and knew there must be something much more to the story so I began looking up all I could finding an old documentary that talked to the AC-130 crew, some of the QRF and I believe the Team Leader and it only left me with more questions. I wasn’t there and can’t judge but I had to wonder why the USAF Combat Controller aggressively led the assault selflessly while the SEAL team seemed to really hold back, I understand suppressive fire and bounding but what I saw was John selflessly taking the initiative to get to Niel and put down the enemy firing on his team. I also feel upset that the Team Leader called for uncontrolled air strikes of 105 with John in bunker 1 but most of all you can see the team leader doesn’t get within 10-15 of John after he was hit so did he just make the call he was KIA without checking him ?? Seems TERRIBLE to me that he counted him KIA without being able to check and worse calling down 105 not knowing? I read that the MQ-9 was one of the first weaponized drones used and had 4 hellfires , couldn’t these have been used somehow to assist John in his final stand and help protect the inbound QRF Chinook? Why was this classified SO long? Becasue it made the SEALs look bad? Or becasue it took rediculously long to award John the Medal Of Honor with actual drone footage of THE most heroic actions I have EVER SEEN!!!!???? I read Hillary Clinton was an opposistiom force agaisnt him receiving the MOH???
My dad is a Vietnam Veteran and an Amputee losing his leg and when he saw this , aside from getting emotional he was upset and had a lot of questions also saying “The SEAL Team seemed to quickly abandon the Air Force Attachment really easily and the call for fire he just couldn’t understand, injured teamate or not.
I can’t make any judgements , I wasn’t there, but having done a lot of research I can’t ignore the obvious questions I feel whether it’s my business or not. I lost a very close friend of mine that was a Kiowa Pilot in Afghanistan served 6 deployments and 2 weeks after leaving the military for his wife and getting a job with the Division of Wildlife as a helicopter pilot he was tasked with a job by the state that put him in danger at night in canyons that had ridge crossing high power lines spanning valleys and given a flight pattern that we’ve found out had no mention of the power line he hit over 265 feet off the valley floor that killed him and a biologist. Surviving hell in Afghanistan and many close calls , AK rounds into his helicopter , and then leaves for his wife’s sanity and 2 damn weeks in a government pilot job he’s put into a task without everything /hazards being clearly known and he made 2 requests to RTB as it was dusk and unfamiliar mountain range but told to finish the task at hand and the state washed their hands of it immidately and talked to the FAA investigators suggesting he was not paying enough attention being used to combat operations and going DWR saying he must have beem too relaxed being out of the military and didnt take his new jobs risks as seriously as he should have . then theyve fought his wifes benefit claims every step of the way trying to get out of it putting him at fault. it all feels so f&cking wrong and it is and was and Johns situation seems like some things werent good but im so incredibly the book was wrote and this video was released amd by a combat controller that gets it. i wish hed do anothwr video going into the prior events as well.
Rest in True Peace Kohn Chapman!
I'm glad someone else suggested they look into the story some more and why it took so long for him to receive the medal. It's interesting, upsetting and.. disturbing. I'm incredibly glad he was finally recognized though. If Dan and John's sister hadn't bothered talking about it and just let it go.. who knows if he'd ever been recognized at all.
It's a American way we call it THE WILL TO FIGHT....❤
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have both done . Thank you for this and God bless both of you.
Liked and subscribed. This video always tears me up.
He was fighting to save his fellow soldiers, he gave all to save as many as he could. That is what heroes do.
Amen to that!!
@@GimleysGirl same when i was in afgahnistan after losing my best friend i grew up with i vowed to never let anyone else die and after that day we didnh't lose anyone else i also had a watch a simple watch my dad gave me he wore it when he was in iraq fighting the enemy but it was when i took it off to clean it we ended up losing another brother i was not on patrol but on post i just remember hearing through the radio he's been hit in the neck call for casavac at least 20 inbound he survived though he told me the whole story he saw a cool looking insect on the ground lol he told me he loved insects and thats what almost killed him he said i dont care if i died i might have become what i loved all i said was dude you are fucking crazy when i almost got shot on post i didnt go oh that bullet looks so cute i wanna marry it no i went to their front door and said hey guess who's here the one with the radio was a different patrol the one with getting shot in the neck was different sorry if that was confusing.
@@Mega-y5dHi. I read your text a few times and no, it wasn't confusing. It is like you are so excited to get it all out and can't say it fast enough, and I love it. I salute you for following your father and becoming a savior, if you will, to the American people. Your mindset is set to a 'save and not die' momentum. I can imagine the stress, no, stress isn't a 'big' enough word for what you and all combat soldiers face. Immence stress. hmm. Maybe. But what you DO is beyond words. YOU SAVE. I believe your watch holds a soul. No, I am not some hippie beatnik gypsy, but I do believe that you have your own guardian angel. I believe that your friend seeing that bug was God intervening in that moment for some reason or another. You, yourself has been saved, you have a purpose, a divine purpose. To continue to SAVE. Facing a bullet or several bullets is something my mind cannot even imagine, but you do. If it wasn't for YOU and your friends, I wouldn't be sitting here, in Colorado, looking up at Pikes Peak and drinking this coffee. I can't believe I am 'talking' with an actual savior who was in Afghanistan. Just knowing what you do, what you stand for and believe in, my heart swells with love and gratitude for you. Thank you. Thank you so, so much. You don't realize how much America loves you. You and your family, as well as all soldiers are in my prayers. I pray for your safety, protection, calmness of mind and spirit and that God continues to hold you in His Hands. Keep that watch close.
not soldiers brothers
I must have seen this video at least 20 times and i damn near cry every time lol
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - George Santayana
High schools should be named after him. Statues/monuments should be built of him. His name, his story should be taught in schools. It is hard to believe heroism, bravery and a sense of brotherhood on a scale such as this exists, and yet, it does - in him, and in countless others as evidenced in the citations of the various MOH recipients. I am in awe of John Chapman. Incredible.
I'm proud to be American......😊
Freedom is never free. 🙏🏻 God bless our war fighters. 🇺🇸 God bless all who serve, including the families, past, present and future. 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏾🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸 We who are free because of you, love and appreciate you. God bless our Republic 🇺🇸
One man. He committed all the way. In for a penny in for a pound.
It's another level of mental fortitude, man. I served in the US submarine force and was in some frightening situations myself, but nothing that even holds a candle to anything like this. I would be curled up on the ground trying my best to tuck myself inside my own ass and disappear. Just unbelievable bravery and commitment to his friends.
Thank you for your service.
This citizen of the
🇺🇲United States of America🇺🇲
John Chapman
deserves to be remembered
Godspeed brother🤘
He sure is in the town he was born. I live in the town next to where he was born and raised and evey year we remember him.
@@DonaldStamor I'm from Michigan and every time I see his story pop up I watch it. He deserves nothing less.
Combat Control - First in, Last out. RIP Charlie November
A man who truly loved being American, a commitment to fighting for America and gave his life for my freedom and those of my children and grandchildren. May he be resting in the arms of our Father Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen, May light perpetual shine upon him. 💔💔💔❤️⛪👨👩👧👦🇺🇸💪🐊
@@larrym.johnson9219 The Afghanistan and Iraq wars were used to usher in legislation that stripped us of our most essential and cherished freedoms. I urge you to study the Patriot Act, Military Commissions Act, FISA laws and Section 1021 of the 2012 NDAA. We owe a great thanks to the many Americans who continue to fight for our freedom by overturning these heinous pieces of legislation.
@@user-wc8fp4cx6c I support our military men and women. I do not support any legislation that reduces our Constitutional rights or Bill of Rights! That has to do with the politicians who I do not support,I love my country I am an American and I'm proud of it I honor all who serve wither they be military EMT police or firefighters. As you say you work against bad legislation! That is your right! It's my right as well! That's in the First amendment of the Constitution I also support the 2nd amendment! And I support all the amendments in the Constitution as it is written. 🔥🤟🔥 Anyone who serves my country is worthy of honor, if a politician is a scoundrel, it's not the soldier that's at fault, I support all that fight for freedom in my country and all over the world.
Amen. I am grateful for his service.
He wasn’t fighting for you or his country he was doing it for his brothers in arms
John had two baby girls at home and a young wife. It makes his sacrifice even more painful
im glad you didnt bleep the fuck, a true reaction to seeing boys trying to keep eachother alive
You have a beautiful family. You should be very proud
You should check out the story of MSG. Roy Benevidez. This is a great story and so is the one about Roy.
The Medal of Honor was established in 1861 during the American Civil War. A total of 3,536 of them have been issued to date (26.8.24). Contrary to logical expectation, only 618 (17.47%) have been awarded posthumously.
One would expect to be dead if a 105mm Howitzer round fired from the AC-130 gunship landed within 100 feet (30.48m)of them.
Made me cry almost!
America baby🤘😝🤘✊✊
Quit a interesting discussion between you and your wife at the end. As a US Navy Veteran I can honestly say; "It isn't about baseball, apple pie, Mom, or the American way. It's all about your shipmate to your left and to your right. You protect them, as they protect you. Because without your ship mates you are doomed.
What a hero
A lot of times when people read citations from combat awards like the Medal of Honor, they dismiss the stories as propaganda, or extremely inflated. This one, however, can never be denied or minimized. It was recorded right there as it was happening. Even still there was a lot of drama and military politics involved which delayed Chapman’s recognition.
Get me about this video is people don’t catch on, he was awarded two metal honors not just one but two on the same mission
Ohh there is panic but also composure
When you go to battle you soon develop a close bond with the people around you.. You would do anything for them. You would risk your life for them. They would for you. Its a hard thing to describe - to totally I watched my brothers die or risk their lives Two tours in a jungle
John was a true worrier and hero, the real tragedy here was the seal team leader lied about what happened here and the higher ups in the navy tried to covet this up, if not for this video John’s sacrifice would have gone unnoticed.
I wanna know from an unbias viewpoint how much of this video commentary is accurate. Dudes a fucking hero, beyond anything I could even imagine I could do. But this video that i've seen like 200 times leaves holes and I have more questions everytime I watch it. Did the Pentagon release the entire video?
To hear what it takes to receive the Medal of Honor, watch "Kyle Carpenter on David Letterman" . it goes into detail about what happened, and the injuries he miraculously survived.
I don't know if you have seen the video about the most decorated solder in WWII , Audie L. Murphy .
They were basically dropped into an ambush. Great American military intelligence shown to the world one again.
Thank you for keeping his legacy alive. This is as real as it gets. God is good
Check out the story of Kyle Carpenter. There are mini videos out there but there is one in particular that you need to look at. I just don't know how to share it. It is an interview with him. Not the one with David letterman.
Calm and slow is actually fast.
SEAL motto "The only easy day was yesterday"
He was air force spec ops cct not a seal
Just some fyi this is a CIA Reaper drone capturing all of this.
I know John as a SEAL but on another note, Combat controllers are NUTS: """The mission of a combat controller is to deploy, undetected, into combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields, while simultaneously conducting air traffic control, fire support, command and control, direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance""
Not to be “that guy”, but John Chapman was Air Force, not Navy. Plus, the Navy didn’t want to put Chapman in for the MOH unless they could put one of their own in for it. Most people are upset about that because the SEAL’s left him behind.
@@adammaynard5683 he didnt say Chapman was in the Navy just knew him through the SOCOM field as a SEAL. Our community is very small and many of us cross paths often while in the service.
@@mikeb550 you’re right, I read that wrong. My bad. Thanks for clearing it up. I was on the USS Kitty Hawk for OEF and OIF then joined the Army, I’ve beed around SOF and met a bunch of you guys. I’m in awe of all of you and really appreciate what you all do.
@@adammaynard5683 no worries man at all no skin off anyone's back, just glad I was able to clear it up. And to that fact we wouldn't be able to succeed in our mission without y'all as well....cheers.
Thanks guys for reacting love watching your channel. Keep up the good work.
US Navy Veteran. You go where your Country sends you, but you fight for your Brothers around you. He gave his life but any one of those men would do the same. Just as I, or any Veteran would do for the people around us. We understand that it is us defending those that cannot defend themselves. It is reflex.
Howdy from Texas. I'm sure you could do the same Jono especially if it was in the protection of your family. The power of love is unmatched by any other force known to mankind.
I've heard this many times and it still brings me to tears 😢 a True American Hero.
same
And Donald Trump said that the presidential Medal of Freedom is equal to and actually better than the Medal of Honor because you don’t have to make any sacrifice… describing awarding it to a billionaire political donor of his.
You should watch The Fat Electrians video on The Real Rambo.
Yall have to read the book about him. "Alone at Dawn".
I don't get the hand to hand fighting... were they not both armed? Both guys had no weapons at the time? So they decided to throw hands instead? Also, knowing John's injuries, ( shock, blood loss, "he was in the process of dying") I can't imagine him being capable of expelling that much energy to fight a man hand to hand. Still a lot of unanswered questions... there are holes in the story. Also, if you look closely at the encircled "hand to hand" combat scenes you'll notice the 2 guys never touch - they appear to be a small distance apart.
He was a true hero. I wish i was half the man he was. God bless him and his family. Thank you.
God rest John Chapman's soul. A true hero.
What the Navy did to Chapman and why it took so long for him to get the Medal of Honor is disgusting. The SEALs that were there absolutely wanted him to get it but the higher ups in the Navy didn't want anyone to know there golden boys left someone behind even though they had no choice and was no fault of there's.
Jono Hug your Wife and Children you honor his valor! Respect and Thank you 🇺🇸💪🤟❤️
You can't sit still from all the cocaine.
As an American, this is always so difficult for me to watch.
These special operators train to move until you don't have to or quit and die. Its their whole mission you protect your team at ALL costs. Lagging back on a run or a "ruck march" isn't allowed as a rule because the mission ALWAYS comes first, and they train that way. They probably train with "Simunition" so they get a small idea of what its like to get shot but their training gets as close to the real thing as possible, and thats how they do what they did.
I got temp duty for 6 months at the ammo bunker in ft campbell in 97, 5th group came through every week on Monday. I never saw anything but live ammo det cord and explosives go in their trucks
Delta always trains live fire. I'd assume Devgru does as well.
@fooddog45 i was with the 101st so did we but not at each other which was my basic point. I stand corrected.
@garynachbauer8144 no doubt but they never used it against each other. I also don't know how prevalent M.I.L.E.S gear was after my unit was out testing it on Ft. Campbell back in 80-81. I stateside swapped with a guy on Ft. Stewart in 82. I should of stayed with 2/327th at Campbell.
Thanks for appreciating? Purchased Air Force Lt DEBOER flight suit (who served during WWII) and would enjoy wearing. Not doing so due to disrespect. Info came from my Grandfather who flew in Vietnam. Not trying to disrespect our service whatsoever, keeping said merchandise in closet.
It always kind of pisses me off watching this video when he says the team leader follows him but never actually catches up with him.... This is because you do NOT bunch up under fire so they can't kill more than one of you with a bunch of rounds to the same place. This was NOT a moral failure by the team chief, this was normal tactics used to limit casualties from a single situation.
I wouldn't call this video a downer, yes it is extremely sad and horrific what all that young man endured in order to protect and save his men, but it gives me hope that there are still men out there that will sacrifice their all to protect their men, those who can't protect themselves, and to keep the evil away from our country, his family, and bless us all with the freedom that we have. Not one bit of freedom or breath of free air should be taken for granted. Hundreds have laid down their lives for all of us. The Bible tells us, "No greater love does a man have than to lay down his life for his fellow man." John 15:13.
A true life hero
Chapman was an amazing American & a HERO. But what most people don't realize is that all those soliders in the beginning were there to recover a fallen (dead) solider. How many people who realistically risk their life for someone, let alone a dead body. Leave No Man Behind has a whole new meaning.
There’s a lot of bravery here but I want to highlight someone specifically another Air Force man named Jason Cunningham he was a pararescueman new guy. Jason was on the helicopter that landed with the rangers and began treating wounded on the impact basically. He was shooting, moving wounded to safer positions, shooting some more to go grab another wounded guy take them to cover he did this nonstop even when he himself was wounded. He then realized he was hit and the ranger medic wanted to treat him he refused medical care and continued to fight and take care of his patients. At the end of the battle he was exhausted and bleeding out his eyes were fading and 30 minutes before extract he fell asleep never to wake up again. For his actions he was awarded the Air Force Cross. The team leader also received the Medal of Honor the entire SEAL team had Navy Crosses unknown amount of bronze stars with a V for Valor and Silver Stars for Valor and most men got Purple Hearts which indicates you are wounded. Let’s just say it was hard to not award every man a MoH bc they all fought like enraged animals on Roberts Ridge. God bless them all🇺🇸
In the midst of all this chaos, I'm not saying there aren't other soldiers like John Chapman, but our soldiers are calm and have the best training in the world, and the best equipment! I've seen this footage many times and it effects me the same way, extremely emotional! I hope sometime that you react to the Story Of The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier and watch a separate video that shows the changing of the guard at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier. Also, please watch and hopefully react to the movie Taking Chance, a movie with actor Kevin Bacon that shows the process of a fallen soldier and how they are brought home. The care, respect, reverence, and honor that is shown to our fallen soldiers and their families helps us to better understand their loss and grief and to grieve with them.
Love your reaction. On the lighter side, when my husband and I went to sign the seemingly billions of papers to get our mortgage, they handed me a cheap pen. I told them for as much money as we were paying, I wanted a really nice pen to sign the papers. She obliged.
Look up Roy Benavidez
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Shot 16 times and shrapnel, and still fighting , solo and against 2 dozen enemies. Legend 🇺🇸 💪
For the organization I would recommend a scanner/printer combo and using a auto-fill app on the PC. Essentially you scan the papers and click where you sign, it automatically signs, checks and enters information and you save or print it out filled. Typically takes some time to get the motions down fluently but can save a ton of time and hassle with paperwork.
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You might look at any good video of Kyle Carpenter, the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient...
He was a hero
please do a reaction on tiny soldier audie murphy or roy benavidez thank you for your reaction videos
They regroup and attached again and retrieved the original Seal and Chapman's body
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Salute to mjy brother Chapman.
My grandfather was awarded Purple Heart and Navy Cross... Only one in his platoon to come back alive, mortar fire, captured 6 enemy that he protected while tryin to get back.
I have the newspaper articles and picture of him receiving the Navy Cross...and I have his Purple Heart.
WW2
Anyone know what his original channel is if it’s still around?
The link is in the description!
@@georgemetz7277 not of the video they're reacting too
Alone at Dawn, fantastic book 😊
John 15:13
King James Version
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
MSgt John Chapman's body was never recovered but a memorial was placed on a memorial grave site in his home state of Pennsylvania at Saint Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery.
Checkout Military Assistance Command, Vietnam- Studies and Observations Group aka MACV-SOG, clandestine special forces missions during the Vietnam War.
Story of Roy Benavidez is one to watch, suffered over 37 bullets, bayonet wounds, and shrapnel
I served in the Army, my MOS or job was 11 Bravo or Infantry (the basic soldiers on the front lines or kicking down doors) and I fought in Iraq from 2004-2005. I remember to this day the first time the poop (sh*t) hit the fan, the first time my squad came under fire. We trained hundreds and hundreds of hours for such a situation like this, and all I wanted to do was take cover. Still I did what I was supposed to do and I followed my brothers (guys in my squad) into battle, because if they were going I had to go with them. Because of that moment and fighting in Iraq I have a hard time sleeping, because I think "normal people don't run into gunfire."
When in situations like this some people jhst say if i dont do it no one will. If you want something done do it yourself mentality.
a hero is someone who gives themselves to a cause they consider more important than their own life John Chapman is one you can call a hero
On top of a mountain in the Hindu Kush, at night, against armed hostiles!
Before 9/11, Chapman and his team were in Thailand on a mission. And that morning he saw the picture of the plane crashing into the Twin Towers on TV. Chapman's friend said: He will be the first person to jump in and find out who is responsible for this incident ( I heard about this in a documentary His friend gave an interview in Afghanistan.)
It is a true story.
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There's no panic because Americans are the greatest soldiers in human history. They are true men and need to be remembered as such. Bravery like theirs is what keeps your homeland free from tyranny. If you disagree, I dare you to look at how Russian soldiers are faring in Ukraine right now.
He's not just one man brother, he is a navy seal... Retreat hell!!!
No. He was air force. A combat controller.
Do not mourn his death but rejoice that such men lived
This inspired the controversial video game Medal of Honor. By far the most realistic and intense FPS video game.
I've bought a car, I've bought a house, but I'll tell ya, the most I EVER had to sign papers is when I enlisted in the US Army.
The part I dont get about this video is they claim he earned 2 medals of honor...bit the US has a rule or law that no one member of their forces can earn more than one medal of honor. Congress put that law into effect after Dan Daily was put up for a 3rd medal of honor in WW1 he was the last person to be awarded 2 medals of honor. One in the boxer rebellion the other in france I thunk it was. The Fat Electrition has a video on him and he explains the medals being changed to 1 per soldier because of Dan Daily being put up for a 3rd and being denyed because according to congress it wasnt fair for one man to earn it three times.
He was native American. We will protect our land and friends
Injured or dead . We try to do everything in our power, to never leave a soldier behind. Pretty sure we are the only country in the world, that live and breathe that mentality .
Chappy got 2 that day, medals
You may fight for your country, but you'll die for your buddy next to you.
I don't know where you got the idea of this was the first medal of honor where was medal of Honor winners in the civil war
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