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A former Marine Corps commandant general died Thursday, leaving a legacy that includes earning two of the military's top decorations and becoming the first Marine to serve a four-year term as a full member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Retired Gen. Robert Barrow, 86, was the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1979 to 1983. His cause of death was not immediately available.
In an e-mail to top officers, Commandant Gen. James Conway mourned his passing, saying Barrow had "unparalleled experience" in conventional and irregular conflict. Conway credited Barrow with addressing substance abuse and alcoholism in the Corps, revamping the command structure of recruit depots and advocating an increase in screening programs for drill instructors and recruiters and overall personnel reform.
"General Barrow maintained, throughout his life, an abiding love and respect for his Marines," Conway said. "We, in turn, will miss him greatly."
Barrow served in three wars, earning some of the Corps' most revered military decorations along the way.
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