Scott O'Grady is a retired United States Air Force captain who gained prominence after he was shot down in his F-16 on June 2, 1995 while patrolling the no-fly zone over Bosnia. He was rescued six days later, on 8 June, by U.S. Marines based on the U.S.S. Kearsarge.

The movie Behind Enemy Lines is loosely based on his story.

He is a former cadet in the Civil Air Patrol.

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• CNN article