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the aircraft and set up a defensive perimeter. As the second Sea
Stallion, commanded by Captains Paul Fortunato and James Wright, landed, a figure with a pistol who turned out to be the missing pilot appeared running towards the Marines and immediately went to the Sea Stallion. As the side door opened, he was pulled in before the second 20 Marines poised to leave by the rear ramp could even move. They were called back to their seats, and those who had formed the defensive perimeter reboarded the other helicopter. After a quick head count, the Stallions took off. They had been on the ground no more than seven minutes.
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countermeasures would be at their weakest, they fired two missiles. In the cockpit, O'Grady's instruments alerted him that a missile was coming, but, because he was flying through an overcast sky, he could not see it. The first missile exploded between the two aircraft. The second struck the F-16 piloted by O'Grady. His flight lead, Captain Robert Gordon "Wilbur" Wright, saw O'Grady's plane burst into flames and break in two. Wright did not see a parachute, but O'Grady survived by
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returned fire. One round hit some communication gear in the chopper and the bullet ended up against
Sergeant Major Angel Castro Jr.'s armor without injuring anyone. At 0715 local time, 30 minutes after picking up O'Grady, the rescuers reported "feet wet", meaning they were over water. O'Grady was back aboard the
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Stallion, commanded by Major William Tarbutton, touched down and 20 Marines jumped off
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Bosnian Serb population that he was briefed would be unfriendly. He quickly secured a 29-pound (13 kg) survival bag, ran, and hid. Rubbing dirt on his face, he hid face-down as Bosnian Serb forces came upon his parachute, half a dozen times shooting their rifles only feet
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surface-to-air missiles had been fired at them but missed, as the helicopter pilots—flying 150 feet (46 m) off the ground at 175 mph (282 km/h)—jinked to evade them. Serb small arms pocked both helicopters; the
Marines aboard heard the bullets hit inside the fuselage. One door gunner
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O'Grady radioed for help immediately but had to remain quiet with paramilitaries coming within feet of him; he used the radio following standard operating procedures as the U.S. Air Force had taught him so as not to give away his position to unfriendly forces. On his 6th night on the ground he made
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over Serb-held Bosnia. However, American aircraft detected a Serb missile radar along the
Croatian coast, scanning for targets. An American plane recommended destroying the Serb radar, code-named Giraffe. The request was denied, partly out of concern that a strike could spark wider conflict.
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was readying to fire its missiles on NATO aircraft. The Serbs had moved the mobile-tracked missile battery and laid a trap. They switched on their missile radars intermittently, giving F-16 fighters little warning. Waiting until a plane was directly overhead, where the aircraft's warning and
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Pentagon advisory boards and fired all of the members appointed by the DoD, including all the Defense Policy Board members, effective February 16, 2021.
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in 2002 for falsely misleading the public that the film was true to life and for using him unauthorized to promote the film without his permission. He also took action over the documentary,
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alleging an international conspiracy of politicians, CIA agents, communists, and deceased former president of Venezuela
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was shot down by Serb forces in the same area. The Serbs recovered the wreckage and handed it over to
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Basher Five-Two: The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott O'Grady.
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from where he was hidden in an effort to flush him out or kill him.
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1517:"Good To Go:" The Rescue of Capt. Scott O'Grady, USAF, from Bosnia,
1603:"Good to Go": The Rescue of Capt. Scott O'Grady, USAF, From Bosnia
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against civilians were made by various media organizations.
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O'Grady suspends bid for Collin County seat in Texas Senate
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O'Grady: Kerry's actions after Vietnam constituted treason
1902:. U.S. Department of Defense. June 8, 1995. Archived from
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military involvement primarily involved enforcement of a
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2075:"Unmasked: The Truth About the 2020 Election Uncovered"
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for technical evaluation. On August 30, NATO launched
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2431:"Pilot sues over Bosnian escape film"
1828:"Rescuing Scott O'Grady: All For One"
1529:O'Grady, Scott; Coplon, Jeff (1995).
1232:Doctorate of Public Service from the
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2169:Connor O'Brien (December 14, 2020).
2014:. New York: Modern Library. p. 102.
1344:Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1010:similar to one used by Bosnian Serbs
839:. He was previously involved in the
804:(born October 12, 1965) is a former
2458:""Behind Enemy Lines" Suit Settled"
1938:from the original on August 8, 2014
1409:in his successful 2010 bid for the
2648:Dallas Theological Seminary alumni
2643:United States Air Force reservists
2197:Lara Seligman (January 28, 2021).
1957:Francis X. Clines (June 9, 1995).
924:North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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2628:NATO personnel in the Bosnian War
1858:Bruce B. Auster (June 19, 1995).
1507:He first wrote a book that was a
2638:United States Air Force officers
2327:"Endorsements of Brian Birdwell"
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1393:. In 2004, O'Grady, supporting
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2623:Military personnel from Dallas
1924:Thomas, Evan (June 18, 1995).
1334:. He is a former cadet in the
1090:24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
871:. In November 2020, President
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2663:American conspiracy theorists
2370:. Ovguide.com. Archived from
2350:. Trail Blazers Blog for the
1681:. Trail Blazers Blog for the
1864:U.S. News & World Report
1215:In November 2020, President
1364:Dallas Theological Seminary
1328:Lewis and Clark High School
1226:Dallas Theological Seminary
1177:On August 11, 1995, a USAF
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908:NATO: Operation Deny Flight
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1387:1996 Republican convention
1275:to overturn the election.
1190:Operation Deliberate Force
1086:3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
1077:with orders to "execute".
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1985:RQ-1 Predator/MQ-9 Reaper
1884:O'Grady & French 1995
1509:New York Times Bestseller
1294:On December 14, 2020 the
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1599:Kelly, Mary Pat (1996).
1511:about his experience in
1457:Discovery Communications
1051:Air Force Chief of Staff
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2668:Phi Delta Theta members
2366:Duration: 45 min.
1792:"Operation Deny Flight"
1772:. CNN. December 4, 2020
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1370:, Texas. He resides in
1261:Dominion Voting Systems
1126:USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)
895:for Trump to institute
806:United States Air Force
129:United States Air Force
2475:Jaasma, Keith (2009).
2314:Minnesota Public Radio
1280:Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6
1234:University of Portland
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952:555th Fighter Squadron
813:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2567:. CNN. March 30, 1999
1677:May 14, 2012, at the
1609:Naval Institute Press
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802:Scott Francis O'Grady
135:Years of service
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1971:on January 12, 2015.
1906:on October 26, 2012.
1704:. November 18, 2020.
1376:Collin County, Texas
1318:O'Grady was born in
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1300:Defense Policy Board
1290:Defense Policy Board
1284:United States Senate
1008:Serbian Armed Forces
561:Washington Agreement
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2356:. February 2, 2012.
2353:Dallas Morning News
2329:. brianbirdwell.net
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2039:on October 9, 2018.
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1687:. January 30, 2012.
1684:Dallas Morning News
1405:. O'Grady endorsed
1332:Spokane, Washington
1199:O'Grady received a
1082:CH-53 Sea Stallions
1035:Spokane, Washington
885:conspiracy theories
869:redistricting fight
841:Banja Luka incident
250:Sarajevo JNA column
170:Banja Luka incident
2633:Shot-down aviators
2408:Behind Enemy Lines
2296:. August 12, 1996.
1926:"An American Hero"
1486:Behind Enemy Lines
1465:Behind Enemy Lines
1435:in episode No. 5,
1432:Situation Critical
1425:In popular culture
1411:Texas State Senate
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858:Texas State Senate
846:Behind Enemy Lines
301:Prijedor cleansing
2658:Texas Republicans
2497:on March 28, 2012
2437:. August 20, 2002
2374:on March 17, 2012
2258:The Rockwall News
2150:. January 3, 2021
2061:National Archives
2008:Richard Holbrooke
1726:National Archives
1607:. Annapolis, MD:
1533:Return with Honor
1513:Return with Honor
1498:Discovery Channel
1415:Texas state house
1352:Air Force Reserve
1348:Prescott, Arizona
1222:Return With Honor
1194:siege of Sarajevo
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1118:A-10 Thunderbolts
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966:On the ground, a
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706:Massacre
650:Majevica
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