He wasn't alone, God was with him.

That's being one of the anointed😞

This man is a hero yes... but his actions make him more than that... with the video evidence MSGT Chapman is a true legend. I hope someday, I get to shake this man's hand.

I get what you are saying, but I suspect the SEALs were allegedly not happy with this decision because he did not use team tactics. Kamikaze tactics are generally not considered honorable in the Western tradition. I think there is another side to this.

What bugs me is that his team leader was also awarded a MoH in this engagement. But, as proven by the video footage, Chapman was abandoned, and then fought on ALONE until killed!! Why was his leader awarded a MoH - when he was nowhere in sight after acknowledging a SEALs wounds (and leaving the dead PO too) in "abandoning their position" at 5.02??

He's a badass

Thou shalt not kill

@@emceha something tells me he would approve the death of evil, why else would he send them to hell to burn for eternity?

@@Yumums No evidence for a God. And war shows this. Cancer in children. 100.000 us deaths in these covid19 times....the list goes on. There are stories on the other side like this too...many Americans don't make it back.

More like Chapman said to God "No, FUCK off! I'm not done yet, send me back!"

Thank you for paying respects to this Patriot hero

Thank you

So sad, yet true.

Horrible the way the us navy acted against this brave man

SEALs are liars, cheaters, and thieves. They work hard to avoid working outside their miserable tribe of BS artists. HooYah!

so much for leave no man behind...RIP warrior😭🇺🇲🇺🇲

There it is there, Mr E.P. He definitely earned 1 C.M.H. but 2 may be stretching it a bit.

@Ronnie Sutton Not quite sure I know what you mean. Yes, I am a brit, older, maybe wiser and I served my country a long time ago and I served alongside the US Forces a few times who were good lads and doing the same for their country. Godbless.

Ronnie Sutton, you are a complete asshole.

@@lm-usmc he's probably 15 years old lol

Thank You

Thank you for your kind words, God bless UKGB & Ireland. -American Irish descendant

same here bruh

@Dustin Reid because that man loved his fallen comrade so much that he'd crawl, on armed, battered, beaten, bruised, bombed out & bleeding, to try & save him. If you don't get it, to each their own

@Dustin Reid boys cry. Men weep. And we sure as hell will weep.

yea. My heart stops when I watch this. Its so hard to just watch.

He sure as fuck was. Nothing is more important

We all die alone. Some die better than others. God bless John Chapman.

I can tell you now 100% at NO stage did he think he was alone.. These guys just know there buddy's are coming it's just the way they are.. He would never for 1 second dwelled on the fact he was alone this much I can tell you

I think you are making this too emotional. He had severe blood-loss and probably wasn't thinking that much. The narrator says he Chapman heard the 2nd chinook coming. Really, in a fire fight after being at the business end of artillery fire? Don't think his ears were working that well (as this also explains why he didn't respond on comms (he couldn't hear it)).

very tough to watch. battle is mind bending and i never want to second guess what went on. with a video of it, its hard not to ask questions for a loss of life.

Also unfortunate is DEVGRU’s involvement.

People always forget about, or don't even know about the extreme badassery of USAFSOC. PJ, CCT, SR (SOWT), and TACP.

Theone82 “Chief Slabinski still expressed skepticism that the new evidence - gleaned from software that can isolate pixel representations of people and help track their movements - was reliable” yea I bet you want people to think the footage that shows an airman take point while you sit back and watch, is “unreliable”.

@@shanes.690 lol that's hardly fair considering Slabinski himself won a medal of honor during that same fight.

SEALS ruined the entire mission

@@InWitheNew for what tho? Popping smoke while bounding away from the enemy while “chappy” lay dying in the bunker? Pretty sure some statements have been modified to put him a good light. Only to have predator footage released years later

Yes, eating & drinking heartily with fellow warriors. Recounting their past experiences that will echo throughout time.

Amen brother

Well, its the thought that counts, anyway. I think he's certainly beloved of God 😊

until Ragnarok when everything falls into chaos.

Paradise. Like Jesus promised.

Master Chief Zabinski (Team Leader) has made some statements that this footage prove to be completely false and coupled with US Navy officials actively attempting to block TSgt Chapman's MoH is absolutely utterly disgusting! For that alone, I am grateful this video exists and shows the world the truth!!!!!!!!

politics, the navy didnt want to acknowledge that they left chapman behind, you would think "men of honor" would man up, but not so. chapman actually lead the seal team in gun fire (funny how they make fun of the "chair force" for being too soft, but an airman mans up to lead seals in gun fire, something to think about

Jesus's son the chair force is soft. He was the exception.

@@Lifechanging99999 ill take toughness of PJs/CCTs over SEALS/SWCC any day of the week

Jesus's son lol... no. Just no. SEALs are legit for the most part. I don’t know much about SWCC but they seem like they’re for sure overrated. The group that has the most unaddressed issues are the rangers. If i had to rank the most common spec ops it would be as follows: Army SF is at the top, then Raiders, SEALs, PJs CCTs, and lastly Rangers.

No one has it in them until they are forced to do it.

@@kulliperse1007 Not necessarily... Some people could be forced into the exact same situation and crumble...everyone has fear of death but what you do with that fear is what separates the men from boys

I don't have it in me. If it was my family on the helicopter coming in I'd put up a fight, but for essentially strangers... It takes a special kind of person to go through this kind of hell for a dozen people you might not have even met before. It's not something I could ever do, and I doubt a vast majority of the planet could, some people are heroes, and this man was definitely one.

@@Syllaren Give yourself some more credit... The way you said you'd fight for your family, well that is no different than what they are doing, they (military) look at each other as family and they also do it to fight as a group to survive, only a team can make it outta those situations, a bunch of individuals will unequivocally fail, Britt Slabinski (SEAL Team Leader who also earned the medal of honor that day): On my honor I will do my best, on my honor I will do my best".

I know a guy who had it in him and he committed suicide because he really had it in him he said. well he's gone now and all I can say is rest in peace.

Freedom sure isn’t free, happy Memorial Day Mr. Chapman

As you should.

@@Sandhill1988 Thanks, James Bond.

American Airman

The most disgusting part of the whole ordeal is not even the mistakes the SEAL team-6 guys made, it's the desperate efforts to cover it up afterwards. It's quite plausible that the SEALs had mistaken the dead body of the original SEAL they came to rescue for Chapman as they retreated under duress. Clearly, the team leader was not aware that a drone had captured the events of that night, because some of his claims were just false. Instead of the Navy to acknowledge the mistakes and move on, they disputed the notion that Chapman was left behind alive, and they did everything possible to frustrate the Airforce's attempt to get Chapman's awards upgraded to the Medal of Honor. At a point, the SEALs even went as low as disparaging Chapman by saying he went against orders and jeopardized the mission when he charged out of the helicopter and took off to engage the enemy on his own. The SEALs were on that ridge for all of 3-minutes before retreating, Chapman fought there all night. The Army lost 3-Rangers in their fight to retrieve Roberts and Chapman, all because the SEALs botched the original mission in which Roberts was lost. Yet, all these guys were worried about was protecting their reputation.

@@brainoverbrawn3404 The SEALS, in that fight, really discredited the Navy and all the SEALS with their actions. They belong to the Wall of Shame. CMSgt Bob Powell, USAF (Ret) 1965-2000 and a tour in Vietnam 68-69 and 4 years at the Pentagon.

Roger that, same here, Brother.

​@@rvnmedic1968 Yea, and word has it the Seals tried to block Chapman's MOH, apparently because they didn't want the story of them leaving him there alive getting out. Makes you wonder what their official narrative of what happened on the top of that mountain would read like if this footage didn't exist and everyone just had to go off their word.

That's not fair

John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

@nordhorny shutup

@nordhorny your soo rude

@nordhorny you're a loser

Small places you never hear of...

Handed them their own asses, he did.

@David Pryor I am retired Air Force myself. During my career, I personally knew a few CCT, TACP, and PJ Airmen. These career fields are small, and as such, they tend to know each other. My own career field was a small one, and by the time you reach TSgt or so, you know a good number of the other NCO and SNCO's. All this being said, it's not a stretch AT ALL to believe that a person who knew Chapman might comment on the video showing his heroic actions that both ended his life, and saved others.

@@ShyaMiss Thank you for your service. I was actually in the Army but I was part of a joint task force. We simply mixed and matched personnel to accomplish whatever the particular mission was. Air Force Combat Controllers tended to be more adept for that particular job so we leaned heavily on them. It took me a lot of time and a lot of alcohol to muster up the strength to watch this.

@@johnnychaos152 thank you as well dude. We all have those demons in the background in some form or another, so I can relate.

@@ShyaMiss We have those rivalries between branches but it's all in good fun. Here's to John and the rest of the fallen! 🍻

Dude. Learning about Chapman and then CC’s makes me appreciate them so much. Absolute elite tier operators. So glad to have you guys in the military

What a wonderful sentiment.

Isn't it a sin to kill people in your religion? He would be in hell right..

@@Germfish John 15:13. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Besides, the Bible says to not murder, not to not kill. Murder is the killing of innocents, and members of Al-Qaeda are absolutely not innocent.

@@Germfish If you don't know the difference between murder and killing terrorists, you are impossibly obtuse and certainly not worth knowing.

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns it says don't kill. It's pretty clear. Religion is stupid.

Freedom isn't 'Free'. It never has been, and will never be.

@@gregp9350 theres a statue in the unit garden behind the infantry museum in Georgia that says "Freedom has a price the protected will never know" I love that quote.

@@sirstone I agree.

I like how Ronald Reagan said it " Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. "

You read about that type of valor. I don't think many men have it in them.

@@JamesonsTravels i think alot believe they are "rambo" unfortunatly it takes a test such as this to prove it ... i would imagine only 0.01% have it in them

@@JamesonsTravels I will never have the balls that man had, or will... because men like him are cutted from a different piece of cloth then myself. But I do know good people never turn their backs on those in need, and frankly no matter what service you're from... there always going to be tuff bastards who don't take shit anymore like John Chapman, love from a family member of the thin blue line... p.s. Thank you for your service.

Read about Audie Murphy and Chesty Puller.

aron never doubt yourself when ones servicemates are at risk good luck lad

Amen.

Man has a real spine that seldom ever know.

Fight, Flight, or Freeze. Your sympathetic nervous system doesn't care what you think you should be doing. I don't fault the guys who curled up into a ball. Not saying you do, just saying I don't. Their brains just weren't wired for soldiering. There's strategies for overcoming the sympathetic nervous system response when it's not productive, but I'm not sure the military teaches them. The guys who curled up could have probably used some of that training.

@@mikegamerguy4776 First time under fire as a young sailor I pissed myself, did not realize it until after the shooting stopped. I got called "hop along" by the Sgt. who was leading the Marine squad that were escorting me on my mission. I did not realize I had been shot in the ankle but we managed to finish the job and they got me home safe. Years later on the Enterprise a gruff sounding evil looking Gunny comes up behind me and says, you still hopping along I see. The burns to his face made him unrecognizable to me as the young baby faced Sgt. but that evil sense of humor stuck with him. He died in Afghanistan doing what he had always done, protecting those under him. Those men exist, and to quote Patton, "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." I lived because of that Marine and his squad, a debt I can never repay.

These guys are highly trained beasts. When they are deployed with the other Tier 1 Operators they typically carry about 40lbs more gear with them in radios, batteries, etc. and still lead the way.

@@docgillygun9531 seriously beasts of men

He's fighting for our freedom and the politicians are selling it everyday. So in the end it's not going to matter how much meat is sent to the grinder we've already been sold.

Refreshing to have a channel like this isn't it ?

Greg P yes sir.

It is.

I agree wholeheartedly! Thank you for reminding me of this specific Bible passage.

His next battle will be riding down to earth next to Jesus after a loud trumpet signal. I want him as my wingman.,

Ya I knew I saw this footage before, but not in this detail. This is a hard fucking watch

@@collguyjoe99 Being close to the receiving end of a shooting range makes you stressed, i just don't want to thing about it. Again these are Socom's best.

Johan Dale JSOC’s best*

I agree.

A quote I heard that has become important to me is that you will never know what your life was about, what it meant. For the meaning and value of your life is only determined by those who have come after when you’re long gone. No one will know if they would be prepared for this, until their day has come.

This is the most accurate comment, and we will never know until faced with that situation.

Naa, i definitely know i wouldn't have the balls to do what he did

And you hope you never find yourself in that kind of situation so you will never have to find out. God knows I hope I never end up in such a situation. Maybe you would rise to the occasion, but maybe not. And that's a question you will hope you never have to answer.

Never question that again. What a true American to be proud.

@@JamesonsTravels The PRIMARY warrior in the Navy (ships) and Air Force (planes) is the officer...in the Army and Marines.. it's the enlisted. But obviously there are enlisted warriors in the Navy and Air Force.

This is just what's known

Not only a Combat Controller, but more specifically, a 24th Special Tactics Squadron (STS). They are the tier 1 of the Air Force and are the only Air Force unit that actively deploys on missions with other SMU's (special missions units), or tier 1 units.

@@tori9365 exactly

Couldn't agree more

i watched a few as well. i look at it from my view which may differ from many youtubers. I have and had skin in the game so it was hard to watch

Same here Jamesons Travels.

Very hard to watch.

@@JamesonsTravels Amen...

Jamesons Travels it’s always hard to watch someone continue on when even they expect the result to be their death, but at least he exchanged his life for the lives of his comrades.

For sure the 14 people have no respect for life. Jesus said the greatest thing a man can do is to lay down his life for his brothers, MSgt John Chapman did exactly that!! He is now in the presence of Jesus!!

Me too, but instead of spit in their coffee, why not put a boot up their ass?

Don't know why they did though. Don't like glamorizing war, the questioning about lack air superiority, the fact the U.S. armed these militia groups, which ultimately gave rise to the Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the fact he was left for dead, who knows what goes through someone's head. There's a reason you're given two ears and one mouth. So you listen twice as much and spit in their coffee once.

Me too.they need a come to Jesus meetin out behind the barracks.

Seriously fuck those people .

Very true.

When did people figure this out? Or find out at least

Thanks for sharing this. Chapman's sacrifice was incredible and heart wrenching, but we so often forget how many other brave men lost life that day and put others before self.

Politics for several reasons as I understand.

Jamesons Travels yeah it’s called the apparent super soldiers seals an rangers not wanting to admit the Air Force saved their arses I’ve seen all the interviews before this overwatch was released not one of those S O B’s give chapman a word of mention about his sacrifice

petyt8 First I've heard of the Rangers blocking his MOH, SEALs and the Navy blocked it only until Slabinski got a MOH.

@@petyt8 i read the same referring to blocking his MOH because he was abandoned , whether he wss or not is irrelevant , he sti should had been recognized for what he did

Kieran Williams my bad the rangers never tried blocking it but I watched an interview with two rangers that was there (Nate Self) and (Joel Carpenter) who didn’t even mention john chapman which is technically not recognising this man saver their ass

The entire poem : “ They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them , nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.”

@@jitgreen8366 and the response you give to the Ode is "Lest we forget."