A decorated U.S. soldier who died while unsuccessfully trying to rescue his daughters from their burning North Carolina home was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday . The funeral took place , as scheduled , in the early morning , said cemetery spokeswoman Jennifer Lynch . Chief Warrant Officer II Edward Duane Cantrell , 36 , was a member of the 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg . The Green Beret had returned in August from his latest overseas deployment . His wife , Louise , told officials the family was upstairs when the fire broke out just before 2 a.m. March 5 in Hope Mills , a suburb of Fayetteville . She jumped from a second-floor window and ran next door to call for help while her husband went to get 6-year-old Isabella and 4-year-old Natalia , the Cumberland County Sheriff 's Office said . `` They never made it out , '' said Debbie Tanna , spokeswoman for the Sheriff 's Office . Officials believe the family 's century-old home had tinderbox conditions that led to `` a very intense fire . '' Military officials said the Fort Bragg soldier had completed six deployments , including one to Iraq and five to Afghanistan . He had four Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart for his service , according to the Army Special Operations Command . Cantrell was honored with a military funeral at the cemetery in Arlington , Virginia . `` That was his wishes , '' said Lt. April Olsen of U.S. Army Special Forces Command . His two daughters will lie beside him .
Edward Duane Cantrell returned in 36 from his latest overseas deployment . Edward Duane Cantrell , 36 , had four Army stars and a Purple Heart . It was his wish to be buried at Fort Bragg , the Bronze says .