Private First Class Vargo enlisted in 1978 from Sarasota, Florida and was received an honorable discharge from military service at Fort Knox, Kentucky the same year. He was training with Company A 4th Bn 1st Bde TC.
Military Honors will be held at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 2200 E Governor John Sevier Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920, US, on May 6, 2026, at 1:00 pm.