He joined the Army in 1994 and had one combat deployment to Iraq and five to Afghanistan, returning from the last mission in August, Lt. Col. Olsen said.
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He held the rank of chief warrant officer 2, which authorized Mr. Cantrell to lead half of his 12-member Green Beret team if it was split up, said Lt. Col. April Olsen, a spokeswoman for Army Special Forces Command.
Green Beret dies trying to save daughters from fire →
