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Happy birthday to 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 an SA-6 mobile SAM launcher and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory. After nearly a week of evading the Serbs he was eventually rescued by Marines. Previously he took part in the Banja Luka incident where he fired upon six enemy aircraft. The 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines is loosely based upon his experiences.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_O%27Grady
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_O%27Grady
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I remember this story well SGT John " Mac " McConnell. I read his book as well. I didn't care for the movie thatwas loosely based on the events though.
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Scott o'grady was a mormon. He did absolutely everything wrong from mission planning to evasion and then recovery. He's lucky he didn't get shot rushing the recovery bird with a weapon in his hand. Idiot!
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SPC David Roberts
I'm not sure exactly what his religion has to do with the story. I knew several Mormons in the service and they were excellent soldiers.
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