Jeremy Michael Boorda

Death by Force

On May 16, 1996, Admiral Jeremy Michael Boorda, the nation's top naval officer, ended his own life at his home in the Washington Navy Yard. The 56-year-old man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. His death occurred just before he was scheduled for an interview with Newsweek magazine concerning the legitimacy of two combat decorations he had worn.

On the day of his death, Boorda left his Pentagon office and returned to his residence for lunch, driving himself. Sometime a ...Read More

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