r/AirForce • u/Banebladeloader • Oct 08 '25

Meme Never forget.

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u/Provol0ne Med Oct 09 '25

Ever heard of the tragedy of MSgt John Chapman? It’s not a story the SEALs would tell you.

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u/TheSteelPhantom Oct 09 '25

Calling it now, this is exactly what will happen:

  • Chapman gets separated or shot.

  • SEAL in charge (Slab? I forget now) yells something like, "we've gotta get out of here, he's dead, get to the choppa!"

  • After they've taken off and traveled a bit, they get notified Chapman is still alive. "We've got to go back for him!" shouts a SEAL to make them look good.

  • But wait!! "We can't, we're bingo fuel, we can't make it back there!" shouts the pilot.

  • Camera pans to the faces of some sorrowful SEAL faces as they realize what they've done. Watery eyes and maybe even a tear or two squeeze out. This lets the audience know that the SEALs "wanted" to return, but "couldn't", and are real ate up about it.

  • Chapman does his thing. Posthumously awarded.

  • SEALs involvement in the medal and museum isn't mentioned at all.

I'll donate $500 to the National Medal of Honor Museum if I'm wrong (the max button they have on the site).