Wounded officer honored by Air Force Thunderbirds

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The Thunderbird fleet is prepared for the weekends air show at Hill Air Force base on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

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Police Officer Shawn Grogan of the Ogden-Weber Narcotics Task Force, gets last minute instruction from Raymond LeBlanc as he gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbird's Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid back in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Raymond LeBlanc applies the name of police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, to a Thunderbird F-16 prior to his flight with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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The Thunderbird fleet is cleaned up before the weekend's open house and air show at Hill Air Force Base.

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Assistant Staff Sgt. Jake Kretsch cleans the wing on one of the Thunderbird F-16's in preparation for the weekend's open house and air show at Hill Air Force Base. Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, got a chance to fly with Thunderbird pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, center, gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes, left, as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, poses by his name as he gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, waves goodbye as he gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Police officer Shawn Grogan, right, of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, takes off in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, feels the G-forces of a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune The Thunderbird fleet is prepared for the weekends air show at Hill Air Force base on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Police Officer Shawn Grogan of the Ogden-Weber Narcotics Task Force, gets last minute instruction from Raymond LeBlanc as he gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbird's Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid back in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Raymond LeBlanc applies the name of police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, to a Thunderbird F-16 prior to his flight with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune The Thunderbird fleet is cleaned up before the weekend's open house and air show at Hill Air Force Base. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Assistant Staff Sgt. Jake Kretsch cleans the wing on one of the Thunderbird F-16's in preparation for the weekend's open house and air show at Hill Air Force Base. Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, got a chance to fly with Thunderbird pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, center, gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes, left, as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, poses by his name as he gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, waves goodbye as he gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officer Shawn Grogan, right, of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, gets ready to fly in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, takes off in a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officer Shawn Grogan of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, feels the G-forces of a Thunderbird F-16 with pilot Lt. Col. Jason Koltes as part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program on Thursday, May 24, 2012, out of Hill Air Force Base. Grogan was one of the officers injured in a raid in January that killed a fellow officer.

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· May 24, 2012 9:29 pm

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Shawn Grogan, one of six officers shot in an Ogden drug raid in January, was honored Thursday by the Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron with a flight in an F-16.

Grogan's flight was part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program.

Grogan was wounded during the drug raid along with four other officers of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force. A sixth officer, Jared Francom, was killed.

The Thunderbirds arrived at Hill Air Force Base Thursday to prepare for the weekend's Warriors Over the Wasatch open house and air show at the base.

More information on the air show, which is free to the public, is available at http://www.hill.af.mil/warriorsoverthewasatch.