o'grady, they feared it was bosnian serbs trying to lure u.s. troops into an ambush. >> we never would give up because we knew scott wouldn't give up. >> in fact scott o'grady was surviving eating bugs and grass and drinking rainwater. sleeping during the day and moving at night to avoid detection. >> finally 2:00 this morning o'grady made voice contact through the radio and marines sprung into action. >> we'll get the job done and do it right. >> 40 u.s. aircraft took off this morning. fighter jets, attack helicopter and radar planes. after he lit a flare, go helicopter landed on a hilltop. marines saw o'grady through the brush. >> he came running 20 meters out, came running up. i got out of the plane and escorted him back and got him in the aircraft. to see him running through the brush covered in sweat and water, with his pistol in his hand, making his way to the aircraft, it's not a scene i'll forget. serbs tried to shoot them down as they took off. one of the rescue helicopter had bullet holes. but no rescue were injured and for his ordeal scott o'grady suffered only a small burp on his neck. >> his words were how are you doing. and i thought,