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President Donald J. Trump Awards Medal of Honor During White House Ceremony

  • Defense.gov
  • Aug. 22, 2018 | 20:27

President Donald J. Trump posthumously awards the Medal of Honor to Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Takur Ghar, Afghanistan, in March of 2002, in a ceremony at the White House, Aug. 22, 2018.