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Green Beret dies rescuing daughters in Hope Mills blaze
Edward Cantrell a 36 year old chief warrant officer two from Fort Bragg died trying to reach his two daughters Isabella 6 and Natalia 4 trapped on the second floor during a 1 am fire in Hope Mills Cumberland County Firefighters arrived to find the house engulfed Cantrell and his wife escaped by jumping from a second floor window before he re entered the burning home to save them Cantrell had five Afghanistan deployments and held four Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.
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Hope Mills
N.C
Afghanistan
Fort Bragg
Edward Cantrell
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
Cantrell
Greer Berets
Specia Forces
Debbie Tanna
Isabella
Natalia
Tanna
Cotton Volunteer Fire Department
Kevin Dove
Dove
Louise Cantrell
Fayetteville
Dave
Sasha
3Rd Special Forces
Green Beret
April Olsen
Army Special Forces Command
Army
Iraq
Olsen
Command
Ed V. Baldwin
Todd Yardis
Yardis
Ents
Bella
Cindy Jacobs