Full Military Funeral Honors with Escort for U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Colonel Harlan Chapman in Section 83 of Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia on October 20, 2025 - 25

Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) and the Marine Band, “The President’s Own”, conduct full military funeral honors with escort for U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Harlan Chapman in Section 83 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. On Nov. 5, 1965, Chapman, along with 31 other strike fighters, were attacking targets in North Vietnam when his was flying a F-8E “Crusader” fighter jet was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire. Chapman was able to eject and (after waking from blacking out), landed safely in a rice paddy before being surrounded by North Vietnamese soldiers. He was the first Marine shot down as well as the longest-held Marine POW in the Vietnam War. Chapman spent over seven years (2,657 days) in North Vietnamese prison camps before being released on Feb. 12, 1973. Chapman served for over 20 years in the Marine Corps. His military awards include a Silver Star, Legion of Merit with combat “V”, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star w/ one gold star and combat “V”, and the Purple Heart with one gold star. While Chapman’s spouse, Frances Chapman, was presented with the U.S. flag from his funeral service, she asked the Ma

Date

2025

Photographer / author

Arlington National Cemetery

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

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photograph

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7,057 × 4,710 pixels

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