Nation IN BRIEF : VIRGINIA : Admiral Is Buried at Private Rites

Adm. Jeremy Michael Boorda was buried in the shadow of the Pentagon, where he had worked since April 1994 as the Navy’s top officer. On a sweltering spring afternoon, family members held a private ceremony at the grave in Arlington National Cemetery a few hundred yards from the Pentagon. Boorda, 56, chief of naval operations, committed suicide after learning about a media inquiry into whether he had improperly worn decorations. “Adm. Boorda was laid to rest in a private family service with appropriate military honors . . . , “ a Navy statement said. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral. President Clinton is expected to deliver a eulogy.