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WASHINGTON, D.C.: In the wake of the suicide of the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon officials and lawmakers are asking whether Admiral Michael Boorda deliberately wore Vietnam combat decorations he knew he was not entitled to wear. Arizona Senator and former Vietnam POW John McCain came to the admiral's defense and said Boorda could have made an honest mistake. But others in the military suggested that such an error was inconceivable, particularly for a man who had run a naval personnel office for years. Boorda shot himself in the chest Thursday soon after learning that a Newsweek reporter...
...suicide notes, Boorda said he was taking his life because he feared the investigation into his decorations could tarnish not only his reputation but that of the Navy as well. Boorda was the Navy's top uniformed officer and succeeded Admiral Frank Kelso as chief of Naval operations after the Tailhook scandal. Inheriting an institution battered by sex harassment and drug use charges, Boorda made it his mission to emphasize the need for honor among Naval forces. Boorda was highly respected in both military and civilian circles. Friday, Defense Secretary William J. Perry praised Boorda in a speech at Maryland...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. chief of naval operations, Admiral Jeremy Michael Boorda, died Thursday at his Washington Navy Yard home apparently of a self-inflicted shot to the chest. Boorda, who went by the name of Mike, was the Navy's top uniformed officer and had succeeded Admiral Frank Kelso II as chief of naval operations after the Tailhook scandal. "Admiral Boorda was highly respectable and respected," says TIME's Mark Thompson. "He was never a scandal mongerer and there is a lot of speculation among the top Admirals why he would do this." The 57 year old Boorda...
Before branding the funding for the propeller shop and foundry at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard as an example of poor government spending, the Citizens Against Government Waste should have checked the facts. While the Navy yard was ordered closed by the Base Closure Commission, the propeller shop and foundry were never part of that decision. This facility is the only government shop with the capacity to produce large propeller castings for all modern U.S. Navy ships and submarines, and it is critical to our military. THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA U.S. Representative 1st District, Pennsylvania Washington...
...million to renovate a foundry at the soon to be closed Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, which lies in the Congressman's district...