Army Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill, 50, of Shreveport, La.; assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, North Little Rock, Ark.; died of a heart attack May 14 in Baghdad. For his service in the Army Reserves he was awarded the Bronze Star in July 2003 while serving in Iraq. He leaves behind his wife, Paula, two sons, two grandchildren, his mother, two sisters and two brothers. He died in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Edward was the kind of father who was there at the right times: "when I needed him," his son, Jason, said. A 32-year veteran of the Army Reserve, Sgt. Maj. Barnhill died May 14 of a heart attack while serving in Iraq. He lived in Shreveport, La., and was assigned to a civil affairs battalion in North Little Rock, Ark. Barnhill, 50, and his wife, Paula, celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day. They last saw one another during a three-week leave in March. Paula Barnhill said they met nearly 30 years ago at a church in Tennessee, Barnhill's home state. "He wrote me (letters) for a while," she said, before they started dating. Barnhill also is survived by another son, Marcus. Published online on January 28, 2005
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill, 50, of Shreveport, La.; assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, North Little Rock, Ark.; died of a heart attack May 14 in Baghdad. For his service in the Army Reserves he was awarded the Bronze Star in July 2003 while serving in Iraq. He leaves behind his wife, Paula, two sons, two grandchildren, his mother, two sisters and two brothers. He died in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Edward was the kind of father who was there at the right times: "when I needed him," his son, Jason, said. A 32-year veteran of the Army Reserve, Sgt. Maj. Barnhill died May 14 of a heart attack while serving in Iraq. He lived in Shreveport, La., and was assigned to a civil affairs battalion in North Little Rock, Ark. Barnhill, 50, and his wife, Paula, celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day. They last saw one another during a three-week leave in March. Paula Barnhill said they met nearly 30 years ago at a church in Tennessee, Barnhill's home state. "He wrote me (letters) for a while," she said, before they started dating. Barnhill also is survived by another son, Marcus. Published online on January 28, 2005
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