Longest-Held Marine Prisoner of War Buried with Honors at Arlington
Harlan Chapman, a decorated Vietnam War pilot and the longest-held Marine prisoner of war, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Oct. 20, 2025. Captured in 1965 and held for more than seven years in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton,” Chapman endured 2,656 days in captivity before returning home through Operation Homecoming in 1973.