BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Maj. General John Borling The word Hero gets bantered about oft en\, we have an actual  American Hero in Maj. General John Borling that has agreed to speak to the Cosmos!  DON'T MISS THIS LUNCH!!   Major Gene ral John Borling (USAF-ret) is a published author\, poet\, (Taps on the Wa lls\, foreword by John McCain) weekly Sunday columnist (The Third Degree) and speaker. Business board chairman of Synthonics\, a drug development co mpany\, he is also chairman of a nascent\, affordable\, private-air and ve ry high speed transport travel company. He founded SOSAmerica (Service ove r Self)\, which advocates a year of volunteer military service for America 's youth. General Borling served 33 years in high-level command and staff positions. A highly decorated fighter pilot\, his awards include: The Si lver Star\, two Distinguished Flying Crosses\, three Bronze Stars with V f or Valor\, two Purple Hearts\, six Air Medals\, and the Prisoner of War (P OW) Medal. He has piloted many aircraft\, including the F-15\, Eagle\, F- 16\, Viper\, F-4\,  Phantom\, SR-71 Blackbird\, the TR1(U-2)\, B-52 and B -1 Bombers\, Tankers and command and control aircraft. Chicago born\, the 1963 Air Force Academy graduate was shot down by ground fire deep in North Vietnam on his 97th combat mission in June 1966. Seriously injured and ca ptured while trying to evade\, he spent over six and a half years as a POW . Released in 1973\, Borling reunited with his wife Myrna and daughter La uren and soon re-qualified in fighter aircraft. A year later\, daughter Me gan was born. After national competition\, he was selected as a White Hous e Fellow serving in the Ford White House. In 1976\, he joined the historic  First Fighter Wing\, outfitting with the new F15. As an instructor pilot \, operations and maintenance officer\, he would command the famed “Hat- in-the-Ring” Squadron. Selected for National War College\, and later\, executive education at Harvard (Business and JFK Schools)\,  his Pentagon assignments included: Chief of CHECKMATE\, a classified warfighting\, ana lysis group\; and Director of Air Force Operational Requirements\, champio ning a new family of guided weapons. He commanded at base and fighter gro up level in Germany\, along with key duty at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters in Belgium. Posted to Strategic Air Command (SAC) Headquarters in Omaha\, NE\, he was an Air Division Commander (Missile\, Bomber\, and Tanker  Wi ngs at Minot and Grand forks\, ND and Spokane\, WA). Promoted to lead all SAC operations\, he had responsibilities\, inter alia\, for training\, rea diness\, force projection\, nuclear and conventional warfare\, including t he nation's nuclear war plan. As architect and Chief of Staff for Headquar ters North\, an integrated NATO\, National and Norwegian Command\, he was the senior American military officer in Scandinavia.  Personally honored by King Harald V\, General Borling is the only American officer to be indu cted as a Commander in the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. After military retirement\, he returned to Chicago as CEO of United Way\, raising record revenue. He re-established Chicago’s Memorial Day ceremonies and helped create the first Chicago Military Academy. Life member of The Commercial C lub of Chicago\, he is also a Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois and recipient of The Order of Lincoln\, the highest honor tendered by the state. His writing\, narration and direction of the 2022\, Memorial Day vi deo "We are Americans" aired worldwide.  He remains involved with numero us civic and military organizations.  DTEND:20261119T190000Z DTSTAMP:20261025T065508Z DTSTART:20261119T180000Z LOCATION:Forest Hills Country Club SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Maj. General John Borling (USAF-retired) UID:7683e18b-001c-4607-829c-5d64541679a1 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Maj. G eneral John Borling

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The word Hero gets bantered about often\, we have an actual \; Ameri can Hero in \;Maj. General John Borling that has agreed to speak to the Cosmos! \;

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DON'\;T MISS THIS LUNCH!!< /p>\n\n

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Major Gen eral John Borling (USAF-ret) is a published author\, poet\, (Taps on the Walls\, foreword by John McCain) weekly Sunday columnist (The Thir d Degree) and speaker. Business board chairman of Synthonics\, a drug deve lopment company\, he is also chairman of a nascent\, affordable\, private- air and very high speed transport travel company. He founded SOSAmerica (S ervice over Self)\, which advocates a year of volunteer military service f or America'\;s youth.

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General Borling served 33 years in high -level command and staff positions. \;A highly decorated fighter pilot \, his awards include: \;The Silver Star\, two Distinguished Flying Cr osses\, three Bronze Stars with V for Valor\, two Purple Hearts\, six Air Medals\, and the Prisoner of War (POW) Medal. \;He has piloted many ai rcraft\, including the F-15\, Eagle\, F-16\, Viper\, F-4\, \; Phantom\ , SR-71 Blackbird\, the TR1(U-2)\, B-52 and B-1 Bombers\, Tankers and comm and and control aircraft.

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Chicago born\, the 1963 Air Force Acad emy graduate was shot down by ground fire deep in North Vietnam on his 97t h combat mission in June 1966. Seriously injured and captured while trying to evade\, he spent over six and a half years as a POW. Released \;in 1973\, Borling reunited with his wife Myrna and daughter Lauren and soon re-qualified in fighter aircraft. A year later\, daughter Megan was born. After national competition\, he was selected as a White House Fellow servi ng in the Ford White House.

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In 1976\, he joined the historic&nbs p\;First Fighter Wing\, outfitting with the new F15. As an instructor pilo t\, operations and maintenance officer\, he would command the famed &ldquo \;Hat-in-the-Ring&rdquo\; Squadron. \;Selected for National War Colleg e\, and later\, executive education at Harvard (Business and JFK Schools)\ , \; his Pentagon assignments included: Chief of CHECKMATE\, a classif ied warfighting\, analysis group\; and Director of Air Force Operational R equirements\, championing \;a new family of guided weapons.

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He commanded at base and fighter group level in Germany\, along with key d uty at NATO&rsquo\;s Supreme Headquarters in Belgium. Posted to Strategic Air Command (SAC) Headquarters in Omaha\, NE\, he was an Air Division Comm ander (Missile\, Bomber\, and Tanker \; Wings at Minot and Grand forks \, ND and Spokane\, WA). Promoted to lead all SAC operations\, he had resp onsibilities\, inter alia\, for training\, readiness\, force projection\, nuclear and conventional warfare\, including the nation'\;s nuclear war plan.

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As architect and Chief of Staff for Headquarters North\, an integrated NATO\, National and Norwegian Command\, he was the senior Am erican military officer in Scandinavia. \; Personally honored by King Harald V\, General Borling is the only American officer to be inducted as a Commander in the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

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After militar y retirement\, he returned to Chicago as CEO of United Way\, raising recor d revenue. He re-established Chicago&rsquo\;s Memorial Day ceremonies and helped create the first Chicago Military Academy. Life member of The Comme rcial Club of Chicago\, he is also a Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Il linois and recipient of The Order of Lincoln\, the highest honor tendered by the state. His writing\, narration and direction of the 2022\, Memorial Day video "\;We are Americans"\; aired worldwide. \; He remai ns \;involved with numerous civic and military organizations. \;\n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR