Facts: - caption: general charles a. horner - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: vietnam war gulf war - allegiance: united states of america - commands: space 9th air force command norad united states air forces central command - nickname: chuck - awards: distinguished 2 -rrb- legion of merit distinguished flying cross meritorious service service medal -lrb- 4 -rrb- air medal -lrb- 11 -rrb- air medal force commendation medal -lrb- 4 -rrb- -lrb- 3 -rrb- silver star -lrb- - birth date: 19 october 1936 - serviceyears: 1958 -- 1994 - name: charles a. horner - branch: united states - laterwork: author - image: chuck horner -lrb- color -rrb- . jpg - birth place: davenport , iowa - rank: 23px general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of chuck horner .
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charles albert '' chuck '' horner -lrb- born october 19 , 1936 -rrb- is a retired usaf four-star general .he was born in davenport , iowa and attended the university of iowa , as part of the air force rotc program .on june 13 , 1958 , horner was commissioned into the air force reserve .during the vietnam war , he flew in combat as a wild weasel pilot and received the silver star .during operation desert shield and operation desert storm , he commanded the american aerial forces , as well as those of the american allies .during the desert shield phase of the conflict , horner briefly served as commander-in-chief -- forward of u.s. central command ; while general schwarzkopf was still in the united states .he currently serves on the board of directors for the us institute of peace .