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Old 30 April 2019, 22:36
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I believe he would be pissed at folks mopping around about him.

He was my boss and signed off on my retirement paperwork while I was AD when they lifted the Stop Loss.

He would stop by at least once a week early in the morning while we were eating a quick bite. We would discuss all kinds of stuff that we needed to start up again (this was 2002/3 timeframe so think Hatchet Teams and other solving the world's problems).

One day I went up to present him a solution when he was the J3. His Deputy and my Branch Chief said, “he is going to kill you,” and wouldn’t go in with me. I walked in and started talking and he said with a snicker in a very low whisper, “Dave, wait a minute” and pointed at the door where the other two were hiding. Then he yelled, “You two chicken shit bastards best stop eavesdropping and get your asses in here now if you want to know what’s going on!” They sheepishly came in, I finished talking, and he accepted my solution with no modifications. We, at least he an I, all got a good laugh.

He was one of the best bosses I have had.

I'll raise a shot for him.
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Old 30 April 2019, 22:57
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What a life.

RIP!
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Old 30 April 2019, 23:59
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Sad way to go.

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RIP General Bargewell, prayers out to family and friends.
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Old 1 May 2019, 16:26
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Rest in Peace Raven. I was my honor working for you.
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Old 1 May 2019, 16:58
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RIP, Sir.

A life well lived.
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RIP sir.

Wore my seatbelt on the tractor mowing the steep part tonight!
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Old 1 May 2019, 23:18
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Unbelievable! So very, very sad. RIP General...
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Old 2 May 2019, 11:08
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much respect
Much respect - hard to put into words what kind of leader he was.
There have been none finer.
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Old 4 May 2019, 18:56
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Knew him when I was at JSOC and he was in Delta, fine man.
Does anyone have any details about the accident? I haven’t seen anything about it.
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Old 4 May 2019, 19:04
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He was mowing some grass on his farm on a slope and (I believe) his tractor overturned killing him.
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Old 7 May 2019, 09:30
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First met Eldon at Fort Benning in 1979. Over the years he was a much respected friend, mentor, and sounding board.

Rest in peace, Sir. Rest in peace. I will speak your name three times to the mountains.

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From: "General Officer Management Office (HQDA-GOMO)"
Date: May 7, 2019 at 9:39:08 AM EDT
To: "General Officer Management Office (HQDA-GOMO)"
Subject: General Officer Death Announcement - MG(R) Bargewell, dtd 7 May 2019

It is with deep regret that we inform you of the death of Major General Eldon A. Bargewell, retired, who passed away on 29 April 2019 at the age of 71. Major General Bargewell retired in 2007 after 33 years of service. During the latter part of his career, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations/Commander, Allied Joint Force Command – Brunssum Deployable Joint Task Force, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force, Brunssum, The Netherlands and, later as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, C-3, Multi-National Force-Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq. He is survived by his spouse, Marian.
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