Retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel Chris Borchert will be the guest speaker at this year's Memorial Day Ceremony at Union Cemetery in Crystal Lake on Monday, May 27. Borchert, a member of Post 171, served in the United States Air Force on active and reserve duty for 28 years. His last two assignments were the Pentagon and Joint Base Andrews, where he was a commander for the 316th Security Forces Group. Borchert also served for 25 years as a Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI, focusing on national security matters. Borchert responded to the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon, Anthrax attack on Capitol Hill, and other terrorist attacks, including tours in Afghanistan. He recently retired from the FBI and is working in the private sector. (source: City of Crystal Lake).
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