January 4th, 2002.

Bauer’s market and Garden Center 7AM shout/{ledge of Allegiance with DUKE. Today We salute the Late Sergeant 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman. SGT. Chapman was a member of the US Army Special Forces. He was killed on this date 2002 in Eastern Afghanistan. Earlier in His military career, SGT. Chapman had parachuted into Panama as part of Operation Just Cause. He also participated in Desert Storm. SGT. Chapman is recognized as the first American serviceman killed in the War on Terror. He posthumously received The Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was 31 at the time of His death.