Immigrant of the Day: Stanley Gorenc From Slovenia | General
Stanley Gorenc From Slovenia | General
General Stanley Gorenc is Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, responsible for Air Force activities in 105 countries as well as the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. He has commanded a fighter squadron, an operations group, two wings, the Air Force District Washington, and a component Numbered Air Force. He previously served as the Air Staff’s assistant vice chief of staff and director, in Washington, D.C.
General Gorenc was born in Brezovica, Yugoslavia, present day Slovenia. Stanley immigrated with his parents to the United States from the former Yugoslavia in 1962. After arriving in America, their father worked as a tailor and their mother served as a factory machine operator.
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