Eldon Bargewell
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Maj. Gen. Eldon A. Bargewell is a general in the US Army who 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 investigation, titled 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. [1] [2] The completed report was sent to Army Lt. Gen. Peter 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. [3] This is separate from a criminal investigation being conducted by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
Bargewell was born in Hoquiam, Washington and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1965. [4]
During the Vietnam War Bargewell was a non-commissioned officer in the secret unit MACV-SOG and received a Distinguished Service Cross for his actions. [5] He then received his officer's commission in 1973. [6] Bargewell has also served as a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment, [7] a former commander Delta Force at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, [8] [9] commander of US Special Operations Command Europe, [10] assistant chief of staff for SFOR military operations in Sarajevo, [11] and the director of the center operations, plans, and policies of US Special Operations Command. [12]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "No direct link ties Marine to deaths" by Denver Post Staff Writers, Denver Post.
- ^ "Haditha probe finds false reports" by Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post.
- ^ "Chiarelli to review Hadithah report" by Patrick Quinn, Army Times.
- ^ Gray's Harbor's Culture of Success
- ^ List of Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross
- ^ Stars and Stripes
- ^ 75th Ranger Association Roster
- ^ Discover Fayetteville
- ^ Department of Defense
- ^ Department of Defense
- ^ Department of Defense
- ^ Special Operations Warrior Foundation News Archive
