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Scott O'Grady: Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial lawPresident Donald Trump's nominee to become a senior Pentagon official spread debunked conspiracies on Twitter that called Trump's election loss to Joe Biden a "coup" attempt and shared tweets that suggest Trump should declare martial law.Scott O'Grady, a former fighter pilot and Trump loyalist, repeatedly retweeted tweets that falsely stated Trump won the election in "landslide fashion" and that millions of votes were stolen from the President.On November 25, O'Grady retweeted a tweet that said, "Trump won & Biden & his Comrades will now attempt...

Scott O'Grady went sleepless six nights as he evaded capture behind enemy lines in Bosnia after his jet fighter was shot down in 1995. Now he says what keeps him awake at night is the thought of John Kerry in the White House. ''This is a man that would be harmful to our national security,'' O'Grady told a group of about 100 veterans and other supporters of President Bush at a breakfast rally in Fogelsville on Friday. The retired Air Force captain garnered headlines nine years ago for his ordeal in the former Yugoslavia. Now he is touring the country,...

O'Grady: Kerry's actions after Vietnam constituted treason ASHLEY H. GRANT Associated Press ST. PAUL - Scott O'Grady, the Air Force pilot who captured headlines in 1995 when he survived being shot down over Bosnia, on Friday said Sen. John Kerry committed "treason" during the Vietnam War. O'Grady, in an appearance with other military veterans coordinated by President Bush's re-election campaign, said Kerry helped push North Vietnam's proposals for the United States to withdraw at a time when the two countries were still officially at war. "I see that as treason," said O'Grady, who lives in Texas and has been speaking...

Scott O'Grady, the Air Force pilot who captured headlines in 1995 when he survived being shot down over Bosnia, on Friday said Sen. John Kerry committed "treason" during the Vietnam War.

Former Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady, a high-profile volunteer in President George W. Bush's campaign, accused Sen. John Kerry on Friday of committing "treason" in opposing the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and early '70s. Speaking at a St. Paul news conference to announce a pro-Bush veterans group in Minnesota, O'Grady criticized Kerry for meeting with a Viet Cong emissary in Paris in the waning days of the Vietnam War and testifying before Congress about atrocities committed by U.S. troops. A leader of a pro-Kerry veterans group denounced O'Grady's accusation and said it was outside the bounds of proper...

ST. PAUL - Scott O'Grady, the Air Force pilot who captured headlines in 1995 when he survived being shot down over Bosnia, on Friday said Sen. John Kerry committed "treason" during the Vietnam War. O'Grady, in an appearance with other military veterans coordinated by President Bush's re-election campaign, said Kerry helped push North Vietnam's proposals for the United States to withdraw at a time when the two countries were still officially at war. "I see that as treason," said O'Grady, who lives in Texas and has been speaking at veterans events for Bush around the country. He's now retired from...

Capt. Scott O'Grady (U.S. Air Force, retired) once was on the cover of Time magazine, perhaps the first individual warrior-hero of America’s challenging new era of conflict. Shot down while flying a fighter in support of the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia in 1996, he escaped and evaded the enemy for days until a Marine team flew in for the rescue. The gutsy aviator captured the imagination of Americans and gave a face to GI heroes all over the globe. Electing to end a 12-year career in the Air Force, the hero now lives in Dallas and is pursuing a...

10 years ago today in history, February 28, 1994, six Serb Soko J-21 Jastreb ( RVRS ) combat jets were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Four were shot down by USAF F-16's as part of the then Operation Deny Flight. At the time, U.N. officials said the Serb jets struck an arms plant run by Bosnia's Muslim-led government. Capt. Robert Wright, flying F-16C #89-2137, got three kills; one with an AIM-120 and two using the AIM-9. Capt. Scott O'Grady fired an AIM-9 at a fourth J-21 but it missed. Two more F-16s arrived and S. Allen, flying...

I need the name of the pilot rescued. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is calling Jessica Lynch media attention "unprecedented". During the Bosnia conflict(?) I recall a pilot who eluded capture and wound up with a best seller and a Larry King gig. I need his name to respond to the coverage. My memory isn't what it used to be. I can see his face but cannot remember his name. Help?