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Hundreds remember new hero Chapman at Fort Lewis ceremony
Fort Lewis Washington honors Sgt First Class Nathan Ross Chapman the first American killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan. Col David Fridovich calls him a new hero as Chapman Circle is renamed and his family accepts the Bronze Star Purple Heart and combat infantryman badge. Chapman a Green Beret communications specialist from Puyallup volunteered for duty and had served in Panama Haiti and the Persian Gulf War.
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