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 with V 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🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Thank you for this reaction. John was a dear friend and we deployed together often. They say a man is never truly dead so long as his name is spoken. You’ve help with this and for me he will never die, because I will never forget. Thank you both again and ‘til Valhalla John Chapman, I am proud to have called you my friend and Brother.
Thank you and John for your sacrifices and service. I'm gonna say thank you to all of my grandfathers as well, they served admirably. And they were wonderful men until the day they died. All respect to the men and women that serve to protect us.
As a typical depressed teenager a few years ago, this video is what kept me going. I used to rewatch it every week during highschool. His legacy kept me going during some difficult times.
The same guy, Slabinski, would later become a commander at DEVGRU (SEAL team 6 for those unfamiliar) and infamously order his operators to bring him a head on a platter. They were supposedly seen by someone in the process of decapitating a dead combatant to bring Slabinski his requested head on a platter. Slabinski would deny it was meant to be taken literally. Real swell guy. Definitely not sleezy or slimy.
As a marine I served in the iraq war it I'd like to compliment Winston Churchill he saw Hitler coming before a anyone did so I salute Winston Churchill!!!
@@granthoover9045 SEAL leadership opposed Chapman's MOH because they didn't want it known they left him to die on that summit, and when it was clear Chapman's Air Force Cross was being upgraded to the MOH, they put Slabinski in for one also. What bullshit..
This was arguably the 1st event that would be the beginning of coverups and lies by a few seals. Chapman was a combat controller, not a Seal. A combat controller is the person on the ground communicating with the planes and ordering airstrikes. One of the Seals received the Medal of Honor during this fight, claiming he was actually the one that did everything that Chapman did in this video. It wasn't until years later when some technology advanced and the footage was reviewed again that they realized it was actually Chapman who was the lead soldier in this video. Seals are the best of the best but, there have been a few of them that have been damaging their reputations and the truth is finally starting to come out. Glad that Chapman finally got the recognition he deserves.
@@airforcefire520 usaf combat controller & us navy seal “how are they any different” 🤡 hope your a child bc if not, I’d see a doctor. Like saying, “Apples & bananas, how are they any different”
Let me clarify something right off the bat... USAF. MSGT Chapman 21 STS, 320th STS, 24th STS had no team leader, CCTs are embedded to force multiply existing Special Operations units. There's a reason why he took the initiative to be the first up the hill into enemy fire. I'm old school 720th STG Hurlburt FL. First There (Last to leave)
Met Kyle a few times at work. Great guy. But his friend wouldn't stfu and we had to tell him we know what he did and ur bringing him out and drawing unwanted attention and Kyle was very uncomfortable. So afterwards we didn't see the friend anymore and he was much more relaxed
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have both just done. I have the highest respect for both of you and God bless you both
This is actually viewed as a failure in the SEAL community, but it took a while . Part of the SEAL ethos is to never leave a team member behind. They also had a deliberate attempt by the Navy to downplay Chapmans heroics in favor of the SEAL team leader who also received the MOH which many now feel he didn't deserve. It took 16 yrs for Chapman to receive the MOH. This was 6mos after 9/11 and now in 2024 many know and will remember who John Chapman was.
Navy SEAL Neil Roberts the fallen SEAL who they were there to recover was aboard their MH60 Helicopter was thrown out the rear door after an enemy fired a RPG at the helicopter and the pilot tried to avoid being hit by the rocket. Not 100% sure on the story as to how Neil Roberts was killed but they went too Robert’s Ridge to recover his body. And the operation was called Operation Anaconda and the Army Rangers and Night Stalkers and Air Force PJ’s who are on the second MH60 Helicopter that crashed had no idea that John Chapman was up the hill from them fighting for his life to give them a chance to get into the fight. John Chapman is the epitome of an American Hero. He knew he was never getting out of there alive and just did what needed to be done. “What you do in life echos in eternity”
We see very little in this video but the ability to see so clearly telling you where he was hit, tells you that the ability of the drone is amazing & they are not gonna show you the actual footage, just blurred footage, this would tell the enemy how powerful these optics are. God Bless John Chapman & his teammates alive & dead. These men are heros. I cry/choke up every time I watch this footage.
Extreme cold will slow the blood flow. Basic chemistry 101. Heat will expand (the flow of blood), Cold will contract the flow of blood: and extreme cold, in particular circumstances can cause a true sense of europhoria!!!
Bullets don't discriminate. And they have no names.no one is invincible. And knowing that it takes levels if bravery Noone outside of war will truly understand to just get air dropped into a battle to save not only a fellow soldier but a fallen soldier. When the odds are kinda against you. Much respect to those who are willing to do such missions.
1st off, thank you for reacting to this video! 2nd, I never knew all of that information in the comments. Thanks for letting me and everyone else know.
To receive the Medal of Honor - only U.S. service members who distinguish themselves “through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” can receive the medal. So basically his badassary earned him the highest honor award anyone in the military can receive but can only receive it 1 time because it only awarded basically when they went above and beyond their duty to risk their life. So you don’t “win” the award you earn it. It earns you a lot of respect within the military, generals in the military actually have to salute YOU if you have received it and you don’t have to salute anyone first after you have received. Theirs also a law or something that says your kids are entitled to be able to get into a military academy if they want. Long story short it’s a rare award for badass people that go above and beyond.
To see someone who received the Medal of Honor and lived to tell about it Check out Corporal Kyle Carpenter USMC on the Late Night show with David Letterman. Tom Boyte GySgt. USMC, retired Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 0369 Infantry Unit Leader
There's s many that deserve respect. But the 2 that have resonated with me on the 2 different sides of the pond - Medal of Honor and the Victoria Cross - Medal of Honor - Desmond Dott - Victoria Cross - Johnson Beharry. SUPERHUMAN STUFF. Unreal heroes for both us Brits and the US, BEYOND ANY CALL OF DUTY. - Desmond on Hacksaw Ridge UNREAL not to just dow what he did but the length of time! And Johnson was pulling other Brits from destroyed tanks after being ambushed with 1/2 his skull missing where the people he was saving were saying 'ARE YOU ALRIGHT?'. HERO'S RIGHT THERE
This amazing story is just one of many in the history of combat, look up Audie Murphy for one, after being turned down by every branch of the service except the army because he was too short to meet requirements, he went on to become famous for protecting and saving some dozen of his men and when it looked like they were going to be over run in superior numbers by germans while wounded he jumped on top of a dead burning tank in danger of its gun ammunition exploding any minute and started hammering the German attack with its 50 caliber machine gun in the open with no protection and killing them all - soon as he jumped off the tank it exploded. There are many more stories of extreme heroism in the annals of warfare
There’s some controversy behind the entire story of Chapman. You can look it up if you want. The SEAL who supposedly left him behind was later kicked and banned from serving in the SEAL’s (voted on by other seal leaders). The Airforce wasn’t happy he was given the Medal of Honor for leaving chapmen behind..
It took a very long time for Chapman to get recognized for this. The Navy severely downplayed this incident, due to how negatively it makes the SEALs look. Tbh it was an impossible situation. None of us were there to judge.
That's a thermal video image. He's an Air Force combat controller. If you notice in the video the Seals gathered in a group first while Chapman went off on his own, and then the team leader went to follow him... indicative of different training
John was a worrier and a hero, the real tragedy here was the seal team leader lied about all this and the higher ups in the Navy tried to cover this up, if not for the discovery of this video John’s sacrifice would have gone unnoticed.
He didn't spend the night - the mission started at 4:57 AM, and he recovered and resumed fighting at 5:20 AM, so 23 minutes after landing at the beginning.
Look you are glorifying this in the wrong way. first off chappie wasn't a seal he was a USAF combat controller and a damn good one. Second when the narrator talks about John team leader not catching up with him he wasn't trying to catch up with him they where bounding towards the first Bunker using the most basic and effective combat maneuver ever invented : Cover and Move you shoot while your partner moves when stops and starts shooting you move simple but effective. Yes John's actions were heroic he earned that medal ten times over but John was unique he was just doing his job he was doing what anyone on that team would've done in that situation. This is not a unique trait in the US Military the vast majority of put in this same situation would've done the same. No one wants to be in a situation that meets the requirements to be awarded the medal of honor because it's almost never a good situation 99.9% of the times this honor has been awarded has been because the shit. Has hit the fan everything and everyone is fuck because literally everything possible has gone wrong and everyone is going to die. Chappie did what he did because it was his job to protect the person to your left and right and if that means s you have to die to accomplish that then that's what you have to do most people in combat rarely actually fear dying themselves but everyone in combat is terrified of a teammate getting killed because of something that they did or failed to do. This video isn't cool it's not awesome the world is a lesser place without Niel Roberts and John Chapman.
Many excellent points. Most of the ex-military that I've talked to say what you just laid out. They fight for their brother next to them. It's important to keep repeating this.
@@cygnusx-3217 I've always had an issue with the narrator on this video because some of the things he says in the video from the very first when the team exits the 47 he doesn't explain that they set security and johns takes up a position to not only provide support but to call in cas from the ac130 that's overhead that's why he on the right flank locking up slope the narrator never mentions that they are all under nods . He also makes it seem like johns team abandon him they thought he was dead if they knew he was alive they never would've pulled back the only reason they were there in the first place was they thought Roberts was Alive and he was but he was killed just minutes before they landed the whole story of operation anaconda is pretty crazy
It never amazes me how people can watch this video of this brave man and talk over it. It would seem just out of respect you’d save your silly attempts at humor and questions until the video was over. Chapman could survive as long as he did due to the cold - they were upon a mountain summit and the cold actually helped him. Not to mention his excellent conditioning - this was not your average military man. There are men who take the service if their country in the military seriously and TSgt Chapman was one of those men.
Too much adrenaline will kill you in combat. Decision making becomes rash and the mind and body freaks out. No adrenaline or becoming numb to getting shot at everyday as it’s a normal walk in the park for a civilian, is when it becomes dangerous There’s a balance between too much adrenaline and none at all that keeps them calm, which ordinary people can’t and won’t understand
This! Fell in love w that state of being after experiencing it during a gymnastics competition; injured myself severely in the beginning, but it was so calm & fun after that. The waves of pain became my music. As heart breaking as this is, his last experiences on Earth, w that view, were probably magical.
John Chapman was an Air Force Combat Controller. Yes they spend about a week training with SEALs but they are not SEALs. They also train with other Special Forces like Rangers, Pararescue, Green Beret. But are not part of a team. This is why Chapman missed the rally point in the beginning. They were not sure Petty Officer Roberts was dead. He had fallen out of the helicopter previously when they approached the summit and had to dodge a RPG. The helicopter returned to base and the SEALs said they were going back to find Roberts. Chapman said I'm going too. The leader said no you don't have to go but Chapman said BS I'm going. It was dark but you are looking through the night vision of a CIA predator drone. Our guys had night vision goggles but Al-Qaeda did not. As the team leader follows Chapman towards the bunker all Al-Qaeda can see is the muzzle flash of the leaders weapon. And concentrated fire on that. When they got in the bunker Chapman got hit the leader said he could see John's chest rising and falling with exhaust vapor from his mouth. But then he no longer could and thought John had passed. They did find Roberts dead and thinking Chapman was also, decision to call for exfil was made. They would come back for a recovery mission later. That is until another Combat Controller heard Chapman and a QRF was called in.
Most MOH recipients get the award after their deaths. Its not really a medal a person wants. A lot of people usually die. My hats off and I do honor every MOH recipient. I'm just saying I don't think I'd want one.
Another great video to watch would be Roy Benavidez story by Popomedic. The real life Rambo Edit: just realized you guys did the simplified history on Roy
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I've seen it in documentaries. Chapman's friend said On the day the plane hit the Twin Towers, he and Chapman were on a mission in Thailand. Chapman was the first to jump him. Find someone responsible for this matter. who attacked his country 
What you civilian's don't understand, is that this mentality is taught in training.. how many of you tubers reactionist had anything harder than a paper cut??
13:36 "I love how patriotic Americans are. That's beautiful." I've left the data several times and it's highly likely that you've read my comments. Only 18% of Americans 18 to 34 say they're "extremely proud" to be American. Among all Americans it's 39%, down from 70% twenty years ago.. Pride in the country is in free-fall. In my opinion, the numbers are headed much lower. So I ask, why don't you recognize this reality and try to understand it, instead of asserting something that's no longer true?
@@yassandfats According to a 2021 poll from PEW ... 41% in the UK say they're "proud" of their country, 46% say "often proud and ashamed," and 10% say "ashamed." In the same poll ... 39% in the US say they're "proud," while 50% say "often proud and ashamed," and 10% say "ashamed." So, people in the UK, ever so slightly, are prouder of their country than Americans, according to this poll. The most interesting part of the poll is that those on the *political right* expressed much higher "pride" than those on the *political left.* For example, in the UK, 17% on the left expressed "pride" compared to 58% on the right. The numbers are nearly identical for the US. There are many polls that ask a variety of questions and the numbers vary from year to year. Keep your eye on the overall trend. YT does not allow outside links but if you search I'm sure you can find the poll.
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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 with V 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🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Silver Stars are only awarded for valor. They do not require the "V" device.
@@andystewart581 ahh okay my mistake
Thanks for all the extra info, i wish they mentioned that in the narration.
My old friend is a PJ and he told me about this guy.
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Thank you for this reaction. John was a dear friend and we deployed together often. They say a man is never truly dead so long as his name is spoken. You’ve help with this and for me he will never die, because I will never forget. Thank you both again and ‘til Valhalla John Chapman, I am proud to have called you my friend and Brother.
Thank you and John for your sacrifices and service. I'm gonna say thank you to all of my grandfathers as well, they served admirably. And they were wonderful men until the day they died. All respect to the men and women that serve to protect us.
John is a legend even in Valhalla. there are few if any warriors that are like John in the history of men.
As a typical depressed teenager a few years ago, this video is what kept me going. I used to rewatch it every week during highschool. His legacy kept me going during some difficult times.
the exact same thing for me
If this video doesn’t give you determination, nothing will.
Hope you're doing a little better now, brother 🙋♂️
They left him to die. It has caused immense animosity. The seal team leader knows it too and lives with the guilt. Chapman deserved better.
The same guy, Slabinski, would later become a commander at DEVGRU (SEAL team 6 for those unfamiliar) and infamously order his operators to bring him a head on a platter. They were supposedly seen by someone in the process of decapitating a dead combatant to bring Slabinski his requested head on a platter. Slabinski would deny it was meant to be taken literally. Real swell guy. Definitely not sleezy or slimy.
As a marine I served in the iraq war it I'd like to compliment Winston Churchill he saw Hitler coming before a anyone did so I salute Winston Churchill!!!
@@granthoover9045 SEAL leadership opposed Chapman's MOH because they didn't want it known they left him to die on that summit, and when it was clear Chapman's Air Force Cross was being upgraded to the MOH, they put Slabinski in for one also. What bullshit..
@@gregh7400absolutely. They were willing to deny a man his legacy to save face
@@gregh7400 100% SO glad to see more people talking about this in comment sections for this video!
This was arguably the 1st event that would be the beginning of coverups and lies by a few seals. Chapman was a combat controller, not a Seal. A combat controller is the person on the ground communicating with the planes and ordering airstrikes. One of the Seals received the Medal of Honor during this fight, claiming he was actually the one that did everything that Chapman did in this video. It wasn't until years later when some technology advanced and the footage was reviewed again that they realized it was actually Chapman who was the lead soldier in this video. Seals are the best of the best but, there have been a few of them that have been damaging their reputations and the truth is finally starting to come out. Glad that Chapman finally got the recognition he deserves.
Chapman was not a Navy Seal. He was a US Air Force Combat Controller.
yes....and right beside Navy SEALS........so how does make him anything different??????
Were you there apaheus????...no..........then you have no dog in the fight do you ....
@@airforcefire520are you slow?
@@airforcefire520 usaf combat controller & us navy seal “how are they any different” 🤡 hope your a child bc if not, I’d see a doctor. Like saying, “Apples & bananas, how are they any different”
Let me clarify something right off the bat... USAF. MSGT Chapman 21 STS, 320th STS, 24th STS had no team leader, CCTs are embedded to force multiply existing Special Operations units. There's a reason why he took the initiative to be the first up the hill into enemy fire.
I'm old school 720th STG Hurlburt FL.
First There (Last to leave)
Also see Kyle Carpenter who was awarded the Medal Of Honor and lived to tell about it. This is also a story of courage and heroism.
Met Kyle a few times at work. Great guy. But his friend wouldn't stfu and we had to tell him we know what he did and ur bringing him out and drawing unwanted attention and Kyle was very uncomfortable. So afterwards we didn't see the friend anymore and he was much more relaxed
He embodies what an American Hero truly is and I cry every single time I see this.
God bless him.
Two medal of honors awarded at the same time is a really, really big deal!!
For you're situational awareness, the vast majority of Medals of Honor are given post-humanously
Thanks for doing this video... We appreciate the respect.
A soldier never quits nor leaves a brother behind. I was blown up multiple times but never felt I could be sent home unless my boys were home first.
RIP Chapman!Real American Hero!
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have both just done. I have the highest respect for both of you and God bless you both
Thank you for your service sir, may God bless and keep you always 🇺🇸
A true Warrior
This is actually viewed as a failure in the SEAL community, but it took a while . Part of the SEAL ethos is to never leave a team member behind. They also had a deliberate attempt by the Navy to downplay Chapmans heroics in favor of the SEAL team leader who also received the MOH which many now feel he didn't deserve. It took 16 yrs for Chapman to receive the MOH. This was 6mos after 9/11 and now in 2024 many know and will remember who John Chapman was.
This makes me cry every single time. That man. His bravery.
Especially in light of the betrayal of at least one, perhaps more, Navy SEALs who tried (and at least for a time, succeeded) to steal his valor.
Navy SEAL Neil Roberts the fallen SEAL who they were there to recover was aboard their MH60 Helicopter was thrown out the rear door after an enemy fired a RPG at the helicopter and the pilot tried to avoid being hit by the rocket. Not 100% sure on the story as to how Neil Roberts was killed but they went too Robert’s Ridge to recover his body. And the operation was called Operation Anaconda and the Army Rangers and Night Stalkers and Air Force PJ’s who are on the second MH60 Helicopter that crashed had no idea that John Chapman was up the hill from them fighting for his life to give them a chance to get into the fight. John Chapman is the epitome of an American Hero. He knew he was never getting out of there alive and just did what needed to be done.
“What you do in life echos in eternity”
We see very little in this video but the ability to see so clearly telling you where he was hit, tells you that the ability of the drone is amazing & they are not gonna show you the actual footage, just blurred footage, this would tell the enemy how powerful these optics are. God Bless John Chapman & his teammates alive & dead. These men are heros. I cry/choke up every time I watch this footage.
American warriors will to fight , ooohraa
All they could probably see without NVGs was flashes from all the gunfire.
Extreme cold will slow the blood flow. Basic chemistry 101. Heat will expand (the flow of blood), Cold will contract the flow of blood: and extreme cold, in particular circumstances can cause a true sense of europhoria!!!
“No Man Left Behind”
Our boys will endure hell and give their own lives to make sure our fallen heroes make it home to their families.
The seals left Chapman behind. Then lied about it.
Yet his action will inspire men to be more like him. They will carry his legacy. @@johnabbott257
@@johnabbott257they were too excited to go make a movie or write a book about the combat that they just experienced!! Can you blame them?!
I’ve watched this video at least 3 dozen times and get tears each time.
Bullets don't discriminate. And they have no names.no one is invincible. And knowing that it takes levels if bravery Noone outside of war will truly understand to just get air dropped into a battle to save not only a fellow soldier but a fallen soldier. When the odds are kinda against you. Much respect to those who are willing to do such missions.
Most medals of honor are given posthumously
It's 32 wounds, remember he said shrapnel and bullet wounds
The saddest thing about battles and wars is all gave some and some gave all !
the book is a great read
Some guys are just bad ass beasts, the likes you’ve never seen before! He was one.
America baby
1st off, thank you for reacting to this video! 2nd, I never knew all of that information in the comments. Thanks for letting me and everyone else know.
Loving these military reactions and how you guys show real emotions
Roy Benavidez next. The green beret who went on a one man rampage to save his comrades.
To receive the Medal of Honor - only U.S. service members who distinguish themselves “through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” can receive the medal. So basically his badassary earned him the highest honor award anyone in the military can receive but can only receive it 1 time because it only awarded basically when they went above and beyond their duty to risk their life. So you don’t “win” the award you earn it. It earns you a lot of respect within the military, generals in the military actually have to salute YOU if you have received it and you don’t have to salute anyone first after you have received. Theirs also a law or something that says your kids are entitled to be able to get into a military academy if they want. Long story short it’s a rare award for badass people that go above and beyond.
To see someone who received the Medal of Honor and lived to tell about it Check out Corporal Kyle Carpenter USMC on the Late Night show with David Letterman.
Tom Boyte
GySgt. USMC, retired
Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71
0369 Infantry Unit Leader
He probably went till the last drop of blood.❤
doesnt know what mortal wounded means after it being said countless times, this is too cute. like going to the zoo, you earned a sub
There's s many that deserve respect. But the 2 that have resonated with me on the 2 different sides of the pond - Medal of Honor and the Victoria Cross - Medal of Honor - Desmond Dott - Victoria Cross - Johnson Beharry. SUPERHUMAN STUFF. Unreal heroes for both us Brits and the US, BEYOND ANY CALL OF DUTY. - Desmond on Hacksaw Ridge UNREAL not to just dow what he did but the length of time! And Johnson was pulling other Brits from destroyed tanks after being ambushed with 1/2 his skull missing where the people he was saving were saying 'ARE YOU ALRIGHT?'. HERO'S RIGHT THERE
This amazing story is just one of many in the history of combat, look up Audie Murphy for one, after being turned down by every branch of the service except the army because he was too short to meet requirements, he went on to become famous for protecting and saving some dozen of his men and when it looked like they were going to be over run in superior numbers by germans while wounded he jumped on top of a dead burning tank in danger of its gun ammunition exploding any minute and started hammering the German attack with its 50 caliber machine gun in the open with no protection and killing them all - soon as he jumped off the tank it exploded. There are many more stories of extreme heroism in the annals of warfare
A true American badass. RIP brother.
2 medals of honor.. Kings cross now.
There’s some controversy behind the entire story of Chapman. You can look it up if you want.
The SEAL who supposedly left him behind was later kicked and banned from serving in the SEAL’s (voted on by other seal leaders). The Airforce wasn’t happy he was given the Medal of Honor for leaving chapmen behind..
Yea, and all story behind Takur Gar is big pile of shit. So many wrong decisions.
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It took a very long time for Chapman to get recognized for this. The Navy severely downplayed this incident, due to how negatively it makes the SEALs look.
Tbh it was an impossible situation. None of us were there to judge.
While SEAL's are bad ass, please recognize TSgt. John Chapman was USAF. Rest In Peace brother and fellow Airman. Me USAF 1984-90
Chapman wasn't trapped on that mountain with the enemy..the enemy were trapped on that mountain with John Chapman..RIP
That's a thermal video image. He's an Air Force combat controller. If you notice in the video the Seals gathered in a group first while Chapman went off on his own, and then the team leader went to follow him... indicative of different training
how so?
they were under fire.....he did what he had to do to protect them.....did you see something different......
Jacob2162, did you go in and recover Chapman's body???...if not STFU ........
and jacobs.....for respect he was and is a Air Force Combat Controller.......little bit a respect.....
@@airforcefire520He must be the first one on target to call in air support immediately, his job as a Combat Controller.
John was a worrier and a hero, the real tragedy here was the seal team leader lied about all this and the higher ups in the Navy tried to cover this up, if not for the discovery of this video John’s sacrifice would have gone unnoticed.
Many, many of the CMHs have been awarded posthumously.
It is not the CMH, congress has nothing to do with it. It is the Medal of Honor awarded by the Commander and Chief. Screw congress.
They later returned and successful recovered both the original seal and Chapmans bodies
He is actually a combat controller from the air force. These guys call in air support. For the the infantry or special units.
He didn't spend the night - the mission started at 4:57 AM, and he recovered and resumed fighting at 5:20 AM, so 23 minutes after landing at the beginning.
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His 16 wounds weren't just from getting shot. Grenades and RPGs are included.
Thank you guys for appreciating the sacrifice!
Fiction has to be believable. Life just has to happen.
Look you are glorifying this in the wrong way. first off chappie wasn't a seal he was a USAF combat controller and a damn good one. Second when the narrator talks about John team leader not catching up with him he wasn't trying to catch up with him they where bounding towards the first Bunker using the most basic and effective combat maneuver ever invented : Cover and Move you shoot while your partner moves when stops and starts shooting you move simple but effective. Yes John's actions were heroic he earned that medal ten times over but John was unique he was just doing his job he was doing what anyone on that team would've done in that situation. This is not a unique trait in the US Military the vast majority of put in this same situation would've done the same. No one wants to be in a situation that meets the requirements to be awarded the medal of honor because it's almost never a good situation 99.9% of the times this honor has been awarded has been because the shit. Has hit the fan everything and everyone is fuck because literally everything possible has gone wrong and everyone is going to die. Chappie did what he did because it was his job to protect the person to your left and right and if that means s you have to die to accomplish that then that's what you have to do most people in combat rarely actually fear dying themselves but everyone in combat is terrified of a teammate getting killed because of something that they did or failed to do. This video isn't cool it's not awesome the world is a lesser place without Niel Roberts and John Chapman.
Many excellent points. Most of the ex-military that I've talked to say what you just laid out. They fight for their brother next to them. It's important to keep repeating this.
@@cygnusx-3217 I've always had an issue with the narrator on this video because some of the things he says in the video from the very first when the team exits the 47 he doesn't explain that they set security and johns takes up a position to not only provide support but to call in cas from the ac130 that's overhead that's why he on the right flank locking up slope the narrator never mentions that they are all under nods . He also makes it seem like johns team abandon him they thought he was dead if they knew he was alive they never would've pulled back the only reason they were there in the first place was they thought Roberts was Alive and he was but he was killed just minutes before they landed the whole story of operation anaconda is pretty crazy
It never amazes me how people can watch this video of this brave man and talk over it. It would seem just out of respect you’d save your silly attempts at humor and questions until the video was over.
Chapman could survive as long as he did due to the cold - they were upon a mountain summit and the cold actually helped him. Not to mention his excellent conditioning - this was not your average military man.
There are men who take the service if their country in the military seriously and TSgt Chapman was one of those men.
Its not edited its being recorded in IR.
9:43 Para Rescuemen, aka PJs, are a special Forces Unit in the Airforce
Sgt Chapman wasnt a SeEAL he was a Para, rest well my friend Iknow you will drink well to Valhalla.
they would be wearing night vision goggles. they would be seeing what we are seeing except up close
Too much adrenaline will kill you in combat. Decision making becomes rash and the mind and body freaks out. No adrenaline or becoming numb to getting shot at everyday as it’s a normal walk in the park for a civilian, is when it becomes dangerous
There’s a balance between too much adrenaline and none at all that keeps them calm, which ordinary people can’t and won’t understand
This!
Fell in love w that state of being after experiencing it during a gymnastics competition; injured myself severely in the beginning, but it was so calm & fun after that. The waves of pain became my music.
As heart breaking as this is, his last experiences on Earth, w that view, were probably magical.
The narrator said "We will never know what Chapman's last thoughts were" I know what they were, "I will never see my wife and daughter again".
John Chapman was an Air Force Combat Controller. Yes they spend about a week training with SEALs but they are not SEALs. They also train with other Special Forces like Rangers, Pararescue, Green Beret. But are not part of a team. This is why Chapman missed the rally point in the beginning. They were not sure Petty Officer Roberts was dead. He had fallen out of the helicopter previously when they approached the summit and had to dodge a RPG. The helicopter returned to base and the SEALs said they were going back to find Roberts. Chapman said I'm going too. The leader said no you don't have to go but Chapman said BS I'm going. It was dark but you are looking through the night vision of a CIA predator drone. Our guys had night vision goggles but Al-Qaeda did not. As the team leader follows Chapman towards the bunker all Al-Qaeda can see is the muzzle flash of the leaders weapon. And concentrated fire on that. When they got in the bunker Chapman got hit the leader said he could see John's chest rising and falling with exhaust vapor from his mouth. But then he no longer could and thought John had passed. They did find Roberts dead and thinking Chapman was also, decision to call for exfil was made. They would come back for a recovery mission later. That is until another Combat Controller heard Chapman and a QRF was called in.
a "Mortal" wound means death.
He WON 2 medals of honor, who does that?!?
Most MOH recipients get the award after their deaths.
Its not really a medal a person wants. A lot of people usually die.
My hats off and I do honor every MOH recipient. I'm just saying I don't think I'd want one.
Wonder how Chapman would've felt about youtube "reactors" making more money of his death than he made in his military career.
Wish I could remember where I watched it, maybe MAX? The story of the helicopter crew is amazing…
Think of how long he was fighting.. adrenaline only lasts minutes, mabey an hour. The rest was just him all heart
green braa-ray
I bought the book two years ago I recommend it
Another great video to watch would be Roy Benavidez story by Popomedic. The real life Rambo
Edit: just realized you guys did the simplified history on Roy
It's more like "Lone Survivor".
Check out a speech by Admiral McRaven for a college graduation. It's a great one!
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I've seen it in documentaries. Chapman's friend said On the day the plane hit the Twin Towers, he and Chapman were on a mission in Thailand. Chapman was the first to jump him. Find someone responsible for this matter. who attacked his country

I call that man ABA American bad ass
Freedom don't come free. Chapman is like every other American. We take care of our own.
The extreme cold slows bleeding that why surgeons chill patients before open heart surgery
I hate when the military under estimate missions could have been different especially on when you are trying to use small teams
The video is not edited. that's footage from the drone.
Them sea creatures cover up Robert's Ridge for more than 16 years...
she is a cutie
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i hate he says that they abandoned their fellow seal they would have never intentionally done that
What you civilian's don't understand, is that this mentality is taught in training.. how many of you tubers reactionist had anything harder than a paper cut??
Not all Spartan's are Greek.
It’s smelled “Green Beret” but pronounced “Green Ber-ay”
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yall need to watch lone survivor as well i think you all would really enjoy the story.
13:36 "I love how patriotic Americans are. That's beautiful."
I've left the data several times and it's highly likely that you've read my comments. Only 18% of Americans 18 to 34 say they're "extremely proud" to be American. Among all Americans it's 39%, down from 70% twenty years ago.. Pride in the country is in free-fall. In my opinion, the numbers are headed much lower. So I ask, why don't you recognize this reality and try to understand it, instead of asserting something that's no longer true?
In the U.K. 1 of every 50 people you ask will say they love the U.K. so your stat is incredible in comparison to the UK
@@yassandfats According to a 2021 poll from PEW ... 41% in the UK say they're "proud" of their country, 46% say "often proud and ashamed," and 10% say "ashamed."
In the same poll ... 39% in the US say they're "proud," while 50% say "often proud and ashamed," and 10% say "ashamed."
So, people in the UK, ever so slightly, are prouder of their country than Americans, according to this poll.
The most interesting part of the poll is that those on the *political right* expressed much higher "pride" than those on the *political left.* For example, in the UK, 17% on the left expressed "pride" compared to 58% on the right. The numbers are nearly identical for the US.
There are many polls that ask a variety of questions and the numbers vary from year to year. Keep your eye on the overall trend.
YT does not allow outside links but if you search I'm sure you can find the poll.
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Gut wrenching. Every time I see it.
Everyone in the military would do the same as Chapman due to training.
This is not edited it’s in IR at night