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Scott Francis O'Grady (born October 12, 1965) is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot.On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by a 2K12 Kub (NATO designation SA-6 "Gainful") mobile SAM launcher and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory.
After he had expended all his missiles and low on fuel, Wright handed over the chase to his wingman, Capt. Scott O'Grady, who had been flying 'top cover' above his flight leader. O'Grady dropped down to engage and fired an AIM-9M ; the missile locked on and a near explosion of the warhead triggered by the proximity fuse severely damaged the ...
In June 1995, elements of the 24th MEU launched a daring, daylight Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission to rescue Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady, who had been shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina six days earlier. In 1996, the MEU served as a contingency force in the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Decisive Endeavor.
The signature of Lou Gehrig indicating his membership into Phi Delta Theta This is a list of prominent alumni of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Names are listed followed by the school attended and their graduation year. Academia Liberty Hyde Bailey, Michigan State University, 1882 – horticulturist, botanist, father of modern horticulture Guy Potter Benton, Ohio Wesleyan, 1886 – president ...
Oliver O'Grady (born 1945), Irish laicized Roman Catholic priest and convicted child molester; Paul O'Grady (disambiguation), several people; Peter O'Grady (1903–1980), Irish hurler; Rohan O'Grady, pen name of Canadian novelist June O'Grady Skinner (1922–2014) Scott O'Grady (born 1965), American former Air Force pilot and survivor
O’Grady’s decision was affirmed," her website reads. A faculty member at UC Irvine from 2000 to 2015, teaching art students, O'Grady won a Creative Capital artist grant in 2015.
Scott O'Grady: 1989 Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs nominee; US Air Force F-16 pilot who evaded capture after being shot down over Bosnia in 1995 [42] Kraig Paulsen: 1994 Iowa State Representative and minority whip [43] Jake Pavelka: Television personality and actor August Pfluger
O'Grady, who later became a children's author and motivational speaker, filed suit against both the producers of Behind Enemy Lines as well as Behind Enemy Lines: The Scott O’Grady Story, a 1998 documentary that Discovery Channel aired on his experience, for defamation of character, accusing the film's producers of invasion of privacy through ...