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SUMMARY:National Defense Briefing Series – Jun 2026
DESCRIPTION:Shootdown and Rescue of Basher 52\nTHE STORY OF SCOTT O’GRADY’S 6 DAYS ON THE GROUND IN BOSNIA\nSpeakers – Scott O’Grady and T.O. Hanford \nOn June 2\, 1995\, Captain Scott O’Grady’s F-16 was shot down over Bosnia during NATO Operation Deny Flight\, and for six days\, he evaded Serbian forces in a masterclass of survival. On June 8\, Captain T.O. Hanford\, nearing the limit of his fuel and defying orders to return to base\, flew his F-16 deep into hostile territory and picked up a faint radio call from O’Grady that sparked one of the most daring rescue operations in modern military history. \nOn the 31st anniversary of this epic rescue\, NDBS is honored to present a special program featuring both Scott O’Grady and T.O. Hanford in a rare joint appearance. While they have shared their perspectives individually over the years\, they rarely appear together to tell the full\, synchronized story of the pilot on the ground and the one in the air who refused to leave him behind.  We have also invited representatives of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit\, who conducted the rescue operation\, for an unprecedented three-way discussion of this historic event.  
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LOCATION:Heritage Ranch Golf & Country Club\, 465 Scenic Ranch Cir\, McKinney\, TX 75069\, TX\, 75080\, United States
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SUMMARY:Military History Book Club – June 11\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Expectation of Valor: Planning for the Iraq War\nPrestonwood CC\, 15909 Preston Road\, Dallas\, TX.\nPlease arrive by 7:30 am to order from the menu. Breakfast is $15.\nDiscussion starts at 7:30 and ends at 9:00.\n  \nThomas Woloszyn – Colonel Tom Woloszyn\, USA\, (Ret.) reOred aPer a 30-year Army career and recently reOred from the Department of the Army where his last assignment was the Civilian Deputy of Dugway Proving Ground\, Utah. Tom is a specialist in Nuclear\, Chemical\, Biological weapons Radiological Defense officer and an Army strategist.“Expecta)on of Valor is a master class in opera)onal planning and high-level staff work. It is a must-read for field grade officers and planners of all services. It also will reward any reader interested in the mechanics of large-scale conflict.” ― ARMY Magazine \nGiven the length of -me the United States spent in Iraq\, there is a percep-on that there was no considera-on before the war of what should be done a=er coali-on forces arrived in Baghdad and removed Saddam Hussein. However\, as this unofficial history reveals\, there was a great deal of planning to address how to achieve the policy objec-ves for Iraq set by the Bush administra-on. Kevin Benson—director of plans for the United States Third Army\, the ground forces command headquarters for GEN Franks’ Central Command\, at the start of the war— details the development of the invasion plan and its subsequent execu-on from D-Day in March 2003 un-l the change of command of opera-ons in Iraq and the departure of Third Army in June 2003. \nHe addresses the persistent trope that “the Army did no planning” for “Phase IV\,” revealing that extensive plans were proposed\, and were met with very little interest in Washington. The book covers the difficulties encountered in dealing with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld\, from getting his approval on the number of forces requested to conducting the campaign to find the\n“smoking gun” of WMD; the instructions given to Army\, Marine and coalition forces; and the daily secure video teleconferences with Central Command and the Pentagon\, and the rather\nremarkable conversations and guidance that came from these meetings. \nRSVP to Bob Epstein at: macabee1948@gmail.com \nPurchase on Amazon: Expectation of Valor: Planning for the Iraq War
URL:https://afadallaschapter.org/events/military-history-book-club-june-11-2026/
LOCATION:Prestonwood CC\, 15909 Preston Road\, Dallas\, TX.
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