SJR14 Summary

• Designates the portion of United States Highway 431 North from Lake Drive to Gammage Road as the "Major General Eldon Bargewell Memorial Highway" in Eufaula, Alabama.

• Honors Major General Eldon Bargewell, who died April 29, 2019, and served as a career special operations officer from 1967 through his retirement.

• Recognizes General Bargewell's military service including command of a Delta Force Squadron during Operation Desert Storm and leadership roles in the War on Terror.

• Documents his decorations including the Army Distinguished Service Cross, six Bronze Stars (three with Valor), four Purple Hearts, induction into the Army Rangers Hall of Fame, and the 2010 Bull Simons Award.

• Requests the Alabama Department of Transportation to coordinate with local officials to fabricate and erect appropriate memorial signs or markers along the designated highway.