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Harlan Chapman POW and Ohio war hero honored
Harlan Chapman, a Vietnam POW and Marine Lt Col, endured 2670 days in Hanoi Hilton from 1965 to 1973 after being shot down near Hanoi. He later returned to service, led VMFA 314, and received the Legion of Merit and other honors. He and Fran built a life in Vermilion and Green Valley, where he remained active in retirement and family, with burial planned at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Chapman
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Hoa Lo
Hanoi Hilton
Chronicle
Jon Wysochanski
Paris
Lorain County
Burton Campbell
Amherst
Paul Kari
Spencer
Fran
Vietnam
the Chronicle
Harlan
Chapmans
Vermilion
Marine
Marines
Elizabeth
Navy
Rod Knutsen
Harlan H. Chapman
Dawn Hessel-Record
Darold Hessell
David Hessell
The
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Hessel-Record
Saigon
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Susan Swain
Swain
U.S
John McCain
McCain
National Cathedral
Washington, D.C
Alexandria
Virginia
Lake Erie
Ohio
Darold
David
U.S. Navy
103Rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial Foundation
103Rd Ohio Voluntary Infantry
Harlan Page Chapman
103Rd
Elyria High School
Sheffield Lake
San Miguel de Allende
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Florida
Green Valley
Crystal Cove
Harlan Chapman
Arlington National Cemetery