Nathan Ross Chapman (April 23, 1970 – January 4, 2002) was a United States Army Sergeant First Class with the 1st Special Forces Group.

Chapman grew up in a variety of towns across the United States, and graduated from Centerville High School, near Dayton, Ohio.

[2] Chapman's military career spanned 13 years[3] and included combat service in Haiti, Panama, and the Persian Gulf War.

He also served in Operation Desert Storm and later completed selection for the Army Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group following the 11 September attacks, Chapman was directing troop movements from the back of a flatbed truck when he was shot.