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William Gerald "Jerry" Boykin (born April 19, 1948) is a retired American lieutenant general who was the United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W. Bush from 2002 to 2007. During his 36-year career in the military he spent 13 years in the Delta Force and was involved in numerous high-profile missions, including the 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the 1992 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, 1948, 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 i Jerry boykin - jesuit!