Funeral Arrangements finalized for Edward Cantrell

Funeral arrangements for Chief Warrant Officer Two Edward Cantrell will be held at Fort Bragg's JFK Chapel, Wednesday March 14.

The hours for the wake will be held from 1:00p.m to 3:00p.m. and from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m.

The community has rallied in support of the Special Forces Soldier from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) who was killed in a house fire at his home in Hope Mills, N.C., on March 6 in an attempt to rescue his two daughters.

Cantrell, a Green Beret, was the Assistant Detachment Commander for an Operational Detachment-Alpha in 3rd Battalion. 

His awards and decorations include four Bronze Star Medals, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal with Valor device,  four Army Commendation Medals, 11 Army Achievement Medals,  Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with four stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with one star, Kosovo Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, six Overseas Service Ribbons, Army Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Master Parachutist's Badge and the Air Assault Badge. He was also the recipient of the Bruce E. Price Leadership Award.