Legacy
Boorda has two sons and one daughter-in-law who are naval officers. He has three grandsons who served in the U.S. military; Peter Boorda was a Petty Officer in the United States Coast Guard, Andrew Boorda is an armor officer in the U.S. Army, and Phillip Boorda is an amphibious assault vehicle officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Andrew and Phillip are twins, and like their grandfather, both graduated from the University of Rhode Island. In addition, Boorda has a step-grandson who also graduated from the University of Rhode Island and is a Field Artillery officer in the U.S. Army.
Boorda was born into a Jewish family, but did not practice Judaism, nor did he assert a Jewish identity while serving in the U.S. Navy. After marrying a Christian woman, Boorda and his wife raised their children as Protestants. Boorda was buried with a tombstone marked with the Star of David as is customary for U.S. military personnel who were known to be Jewish.
Read more about this topic: Jeremy Michael Boorda
Famous quotes containing the word legacy:
“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)