“He was a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.”

Soldier remembered for ‘indomitable spirit’
Fort Hood Sentinel
By Gloria Montgomery, WTB Public Affairs
MAY 15, 2014

WTB Soldiers render a final salute to Capt. Jeremy Linn during an April 30 memorial service at the 73rd Street Chapel. Linn, 33, died April 8 from a terminal illness.
Photo by Gloria Montgomery, WTB Public Affairs

Warrior Transition Brigade Soldiers, Family and friends celebrated the life of Capt. Jeremy Linn during a memorial ceremony April 30 at the 73rd Street Chapel.

Linn, who was assigned to Community-Based Warrior Transition Unit-Arkansas, died April 8 from a terminal illness.

“Captain Linn was an exemplary military police officer. He was a mission-first Soldier – a lethal, focused package of competence,” said Lt. Col. Roberto Marin, WTB’s executive officer. “Whether on dangerous missions on patrol in Iraq or on the mountains of Afghanistan, Linn was a leader to the core. He had an indomitable spirit.”

Linn’s company commander, Capt. Kanika Haynes, also praised Linn for his mission-first attitude.

“The challenges he faced were very difficult and tiresome, yet Capt. Linn remained positive and faced his challenges with strength and courage,” she said. “He was a model Soldier who lived the Army Values despite his condition,” adding that even in his sickness, he maintained his arms, his equipment and himself.

“He stood ready to deploy, engage and destroy the enemy in close combat,” she said. “He was a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.”
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