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White house fellow. During the vietnam war he was shot down by ground fire answers the injured and captured and spent six and half years as a pow. Kim after a long career in the force he has positions in civic business organizations and also the president and ceo of chicago united way and a founder and chair sos america. With the Church Organization advocating military service for americas young men. And is in high demand across the nation. To talk about his book taps on the walls poems from the hanoi hilton give a welcome to Major General borling. [applause] that was a pretty good introductio...

>> retired major general john borling is next on booktv. he shares husband experiences and the poetry he mentally composed and memory rised during his six-and-a-half year imprison ment at the hanoi hilton. this is about an hour, 15 minutes. >> john borling is a highly decorated retired air force major general who has served in high-level staff positions. fighter pilot, he graduated from the naval academy and was a white house fellow. during the vietnam war, he was shot down by ground fire, seriously injured. he was captured while trying to evade and spent over six-and-a-half years as...