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Nathan Ross Chapman (23 April 19704 January 2002) was a United States Army Sergeant First Class with the 1st Special Forces Group. He was the first American soldier to be killed in combat in the war in Afghanistan. Born at Andrews Air Force Base where his father was stationed, Nathan Chapman grew up in a variety of towns across the United States, but listed his hometown as San Antonio, Texas when he joined the military at the age of 18. He'd never lived in San Antonio, but that is where his grandparents lived.〔(Chapman Remembered at Ft Lewis )〕 Assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group following the 11 September attacks, Chapman was directing troop movements from the back of a flatbed truck when he was shot.〔Marek, J.B. "(Shadow Massacre )", 16 July 2007〕 He did not die instantly from the attack, which also saw a CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer from Special Activities Division wounded.〔Bongioanni, Carlos. Okinawa bureau Stars and Stripes, "Okinawa service salutes Nate Chapman a former Torii Station Green Beret killed in Afghanistan" Pacific edition, Sunday, 13 January 2002〕 Although originally dubbed an "ambush", the military backed away from using the term. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.〔 Chapman, his wife and two children lived in Puyallup, Washington. He was buried at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington. Forward Operating Base Chapman was named after SFC Chapman. ==See also== * Special Activities Division * Forward Operating Base Chapman attack 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nathan Chapman (soldier)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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