Legendary director Ron Howard is bringing his vision of Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman and his brothers, the U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers, to theaters.
It stars Oscar nominee Adam Driver in the role of John Chapman. Sharing the screen is Oscar winner Anne Hathaway.
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I’m honored to be able to contribute to filming and support Ron, our incredible cast and crew, as the lead military advisor. And truly believe the movie will take its place in the pantheon of greatest military films.
If you are unfamiliar with Combat Control (more commonly known as CCT), as most people are, they are the most lethal, versatile, and smallest special operations force in the world. But here in the US, in America’s longest ever war, they earned 58% of the Silver Stars, 73% of the Air Force Crosses, and 100% of the USAF’s Medals of Honor, while comprising only 0.1% of its force. That’s the correct number: 0.1%. It’s a staggering disproportion and testament to their prowess.
To learn more about the deadliest individuals to walk a battlefield in 60,000 years of human warfare, but also their humanitarian mission and history, pick up a copy of Alone at Dawn, available everywhere. And in those pages you’ll learn about John’s real-life heroic stand to save his comrades against overwhelming enemy numbers, the extensive and mortal wounds he sustained, and all after being left alone and for dead. His journey will deeply affect you.
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I love stories and their telling, especially through books. Making books (because to create one is more than simply putting words to paper) is a rewarding and collaborative, if arduous, adventure. I’ve found that it’s never not worth the uncertainty, self-doubt all writers experience, and inevitable obstacles. To create is a positive activity.
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Alone at Dawn
**SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE**
In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,000-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a fierce battle raged. Outnumbered by Al Qaeda fighters, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and a handful of SEALs struggled to take the summit in a desperate bid to find a lost teammate. Chapman, leading the charge, was gravely wounded in the initial assault. Believing he was dead, his SEAL leader ordered a retreat. Chapman regained consciousness, finding himself alone with the enemy who was closing in on three sides. Thus began the most difficult and exceptional fight of his life.
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