21 Facts About Scott O'Grady

Scott Francis O'Grady was born on October 12,1965 and is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot.

Scott O'Grady was previously involved in the Banja Luka incident when he had fired upon six enemy aircraft.

In September 2011, Scott O'Grady announced a run for the 2012 Republican nomination for Texas State Senate District 8, held at the time by the retiring Republican Florence Shapiro, but he later suspended his campaign because of uncertainties over the Texas redistricting fight.

Wright did not see a parachute, but Scott O'Grady survived by ejecting from the aircraft.

Scott O'Grady landed among a Bosnian Serb population that he was briefed would be unfriendly.

Scott O'Grady quickly secured a 29-pound survival bag, ran, and hid.

Scott O'Grady ate leaves, grass, and bugs, and stored the little rainwater he could collect with a sponge in plastic bags.

Scott 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 US Air Force had taught him so as not to give away his position to unfriendly forces.

The pilots saw bright yellow smoke coming from trees near a rocky pasture where Scott O'Grady had set off a flare.

Scott O'Grady received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for this mission.

In November 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Scott O'Grady to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Shortly before and during the nomination period, Scott O'Grady promoted conspiracy-theories about the 2020 United States presidential election, including claims that Trump won the election in a "landslide fashion", that millions of votes were "stolen from [Trump]", and that Hillary Clinton and George Soros were involved in helping foreign agents interfere in the election.

Scott O'Grady was sworn in as the board member on January 19,2021, the last full day of Trump's presidency, under pressure from the White House to complete his and other similar nominations.

Scott O'Grady is a former cadet in the Civil Air Patrol and a 1989 Air Force ROTC graduate from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's campus in Prescott, Arizona.

Scott O'Grady is an active Republican, having spoken at the 1996 Republican convention in support of Bob Dole.

Scott O'Grady endorsed Brian Birdwell in his successful 2010 bid for the Texas State Senate, then launched his own candidacy for the Texas state house in September 2011, seeking the 2012 Republican nomination in Senate District 8 following the retirement of Sen.

Scott O'Grady dropped out of the race in early 2012, claiming Shapiro had reneged on a promise to support him in the Republican primary, while his opponent had numerous endorsements.

Scott O'Grady sued 20th Century Fox in 2002 for falsely misleading the public that the film was true to life.

Scott O'Grady took action over the documentary, Behind Enemy Lines: The Scott O'Grady Story, which was a re-edited version of a BBC documentary which Discovery Communications, parent company of the Discovery Channel, had purchased and edited.

The documentary was broadcast several times on the Discovery Channel, and Scott O'Grady accused Fox of using it to promote the film.

Scott O'Grady first wrote a book that was a New York Times Bestseller about his experience in Return with Honor with Jeff Coplon.