Getting Chapman’s story to the big screen is a top priority for Thruline, West told Deadline.Īuthor Schilling, himself a former Air Force Combat Control Technician (CCT) like Chapman, will also serve as a consultant on the project. Dan and Lori are providing us with incredible architecture from which to create this film and I can’t think of a better screenwriter than Michael (Gunn) to bring his story to life,” said Ron West who will produce the feature for Thruline.Īlso producing will be Gunn and Matt Garelik, a veteran distribution exec who worked at Fox and Relativity. His life as a husband and father was as touching as his valor in combat. “We are honored to be the trustees of John Chapman’s story. Chapman who was killed in Afghanistan leave his memorial service. Special Operations Command at its highest levels to this day.
No matter what, his death set in motion events that affect operations and relations within U.S.
If Chapman is honored, he would be the first Air Force airman to receive the military’s highest honor since the Vietnam War. The Air Force has spent 16 years and millions of dollars analyzing drone footage of the battle in an effort to lobby the White House to honor Chapman with the Medal of Honor.Īlready approved by the Defense Department, the Trump administration has hinted at a Fall 2018 ceremony. Although the original official military investigation maintained Chapman had been killed in the initial moments after his team landed on the mountain, more recent evidence points to his having saved 23 American lives by taking on two dozen Taliban soldiers trying to down a helicopter loaded with American rescue forces before being mortally wounded.
The Air Force Combat Controller took on heavily fortified Taliban forces after being left behind by his retreating SEAL Team 6 teammates. Champman’s story, of course, chronicles what happened in 2002 against the backdrop of one of America’s deadliest battles in Afghanistan.
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