US Air Force Captains Hanford (left), Scott F. O'Grady (center), and Bob Wright (right) speak at a press conference. Capt. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion, he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3). Capt. Hanford made the initial radio contact with Capt. O'Grady before his rescue and Capt. Wright was Capt. O'Grady's lead man the day he was shot down.

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