Eldon Bargewell

Major General Eldon A. Bargewell was a general in the United States Army and commander of Delta Force.

Bargewell was born in Hoquiam, Washington and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1965. [ [http://www.graysharbor.org/news_articles.php Gray's Harbor's Culture of Success] ] During the Vietnam War Bargewell completed Special Forces training and was accepted into MACV-SOG where he served at the "Command And Control North" launch site at Da Nang and served as team leader for Reconnaisance Team "Viper" (all CCN teams were named for states or snakes). While serving with CCN, Bargewell earned the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in combat. [ [http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor/0_DSC/4_rvn/dsc_rvn_list.html List of Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross] ] He is currently the last recipient of a DSC awarded for actions in Vietnam remaining on active duty. He then received his officer's commission in 1973. [ [http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/01/jun01/ed062101n.html "Stars and Stripes"] ] Bargewell also served as a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment, [ [http://www.75thrra.com/history/roster/b75-roster.php 75th Ranger Association Roster] ] a former commander of Delta Force at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, [ [http://www.discoverfayetteville.com/military/ Discover Fayetteville] ] [ [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May1998/m05281998_m087-98.html Department of Defense] ] commander of US Special Operations Command Europe, [ [http://www.dod.mil/releases/2000/b04142000_bt184-00.html Department of Defense] ] assistant chief of staff for SFOR military operations in Sarajevo, [ [http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2001/b06192001_bt274-01.html Department of Defense] ] and the director of the center operations, plans, and policies of US Special Operations Command. [ [http://www.specialops.org/news2001.asp Special Operations Warrior Foundation News Archive] ]

Bargewell pursued an outside administrative investigation as to how knowledge of the Haditha incident in Iraq passed up the Marine chain of command and whether or not any commanders lied in their reports. The informal investigation, pursuant to Army regulation AR 15-6, began on March 19, 2006 and is expected to call for changes in how US troops are trained in its final report. [ [http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3873847 "No direct link ties Marine to deaths"] by Denver Post Staff Writers, "Denver Post".] [ [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13071849/ "Haditha probe finds false reports"] by Thomas E. Ricks, "The Washington Post".] The completed report was sent to Army Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, the second-ranked US commander in Iraq, on the morning of June 15, 2006. He will now review the recommendations made and carry out any appropriate actions. [ [http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1875182.php "Chiarelli to review Hadithah report"] by Patrick Quinn, "Army Times".] This is separate from a criminal investigation being conducted by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

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* [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-marines20may20,1,5869811.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&track=crosspromo "House to Look Into Probe of Pendleton Marines" by Tony Perry, "LA Times"]