Lt gen jerry boykin biography for kids

William Gerald "Jerry" Boykin (born April 19, ) is a retired American lieutenant general who was the United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W.

Bush from to During his year career in the military he spent 13 years in the Delta Force and was involved in numerous high-profile missions, including the Iran hostage rescue attempt, the hunt for Pablo Escobar in Colombia, and the Black Hawk Down incident in Mogadishu, Somalia.^[1] He is an author and visiting professor at Hampden–Sydney College, Virginia.^[2] He is currently Executive Vice-President at the Family Research Council.^[3]

Early life

William Gerald "Jerry" Boykin was born on April 19, , in Wilson, North Carolina.^[4] He attended New Bern high school and was the captain of the football team.

He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) with a bachelor's degree in English in

Military career

As a