Nathan Chapman
Nathan Ross Chapman (23 April 1970 – 4 January 2002) was an United States Army Sergeant First Class with the first Special Forces Group. He was the first American fighter to be slaughtered in battle in the war in Afghanistan.Conceived at Andrews Air Force Base where his father was positioned, Nathan Chapman acted like an adult in an assortment of towns over the United States, yet recorded the place where he grew up as San Antonio, Texas when he joined the military at the age of 18. He'd never existed in San Antonio, however that is the place his grandparents lived.[1]
Appointed to the first Special Forces Group taking after the 11 September strike, Chapman was guiding troop developments from the once again of a flatbed truck when he was shot.[2] He didn't perish right away from the ambush, which likewise saw a CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer from Special Activities Division wounded.[3] Although basically named a "trap", the military moved in an opposite direction from utilizing the term.[4]
He was post mortem granted the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.[3]
Chapman, his wife and two youngsters existed in Puyallup, Washington.
Forward Operating Base Chapman was named after SFC Chapman.
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