Linda L. Pierre Obituary

I was honored to receive Sgt. Pierre's ribbon tag at a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery this year. I have been reading all I can about her since then and saying prayers for her each night. She sounds like such a remarkable young woman. I am truly grateful for her bravery and for her service to our country. I am so terribly sorry for your loss.
Laura Tayloe

Hello,
We realize that we are very late to express our deepest condolences, but we wanted to let your family and friends know that we will be sending Care Packages to deployed troops this week and several of these will be dedicated to your loved one. Each package will carry the name, photo and hometown of Linda L. Pierre US Army Sergeant.

We realize that this is a small tribute, but we do this with all respect and sincerity and we want you to know that it is made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals from across the American youth hockey community, their families and friends and others who support our mission.

We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you safe and strong.

Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of our US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign

Prayer Shawls 4 Fallen Soldiers ([email protected] is an organization with groups throughout the country who work to send handmade prayer shawls and/or lap robes to families who have lost a loved one while serving our country. Members of Trindle Spring Lutheran Church of Mechanicsburg, PA would like to extend our sincere sympathy and to honor your loved one's sacrifice and memory by sending our prayers and comfort through a prayer gift which will be mailed to you. If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected] with the names and addresses of those who would like to receive one and which gift they would like to receive. We will send our gift as soon as possible. Also, if you know of any other families who are grieving the loss of a loved on who died while serving our country, please pass along my e-mail address. May God bless you and comfort you in the days ahead. Sincerely, Lynne

To the family and friends of Sgt. Linda L. Pierre:
Linda gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."

Kevin, the Boone Family prayers are forever with you while healing from the loss of your sister. May God continue to keep you and your family in His sweet embrace. I am here for you always.

May I express a few words of Thanks for the service to our great country by Sgt.Linda Pierre. Thank you for raising a child that would give so much for our freedom--I do not take it lightly. My dau. has served 15yrs, my son served 4yrs, and son-n-law has 19yrs in. I come from a family whose men all served in time past and now I know why g-ma cried--we weep with those that weep--like the Bible says we should do, but we pray that God will send you peace & comfort in the days ahead. God Bless America

Linda, I salute you, you will not be forgotten. My prayers for your family.

God Bless Fallen American Hero Sgt. Linda Pierre. I am eternally grateful for her service. I pray that her family and friends find comfort and peace through her love.

My prayers are with you in your time of need

from san antonio Texas my deepest condolences to SGT Pierre family. I thank her and u for her service and the ultimate sacrifice she has given. I have a son and son in law who also serve ...son in law presently in afganistan on 2nd tour so god bless SGT Pierre and will keep all of her family in prayer. with deepest thought

Juan oliva

Thank you so much for your selfless act. We are free because of heroes like you. God keep you.

My thoughts and prayers to the family and loved ones of our Fallen Hero Linda. May our Hero rest in peace. Home of the Free because of the Brave.

Your Hero and your family
have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Our family is forever grateful
for the service and job
that has been done in order to
keep us safe in our homeland.
May God wrap His loving arms around you all
and hold you close throughout
this very difficult time.

You are all in our thoughts & prayers

PMM of wounded warrior Veteran Adam, USMC

At such a time,
There isn’t much that anyone can say,
But many thoughts & prayers go out to you in sympathy today.
She served and died as a true hero and will never be forgotten.

Linda will be honored and remembered at our 4th Annual Run For the Fallen in Tampa - August 21, 2011

“He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today
that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother.” Rest in peace
my Brothers, you have not been forgotten. (W. Shakespeare)

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.” - Thucydides

The greatest tragedy is being forgotten.

To the Pierre Family,
As we continue to face tragedies such as this, may you all find a bit of solace in knowing that God through his Kingdom arrangement has the ability to undo all the sad events that have occurred.
Psalms 147:3 "He is healing the broken-hearted ones, and is binding up their painful spots."
You can feel that Death can leave a heartache that nothing can heal, just know that Love can leave a memory that no one can steal.

Linda, I miss you so much and thought about you all day yesterday. I know that you're still with me, guiding me from above as My Angel. I Love You!

Even thought I did not know SGT Pierre she is from where I live in FL. I think about her sacrifice on this memorial day. Gone but not forgotten, a true american HERO.

THANK YOU FOR YOU SERVICE GOD BLESS A PROUD MILITARY MOM

She was one of the hardest working NCOs in the unit she will be greatly missed. You are with God now, you are an angel looking down on the rest of the unit.

To the Pierre family,

I know there are no words to say at this time, except how sorry that I am. I truly feel your loss and pain. My thoughts and prayers are with you always. Linda will never be forgotten.

For you every single soldier
Those who served so honorable
Your life was forever altered
While I’m home safe and free
I stand with grateful admiration
I stand respectful and so proud
I know I’m only a civilian
And I don’t even know if it’s allowed

But I salute you; allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
Even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
My humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.
I salute you.

For those missing in action;
for those who didn’t make it home.
I know you’re in God’s presence you are not alone.
For every neatly folded flag;
for every shattered family
I will do the only thing I know to dignify your memory.

I salute you, allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
my humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.

I salute you .

I Salute You.


Suzanne MacDaniel (Colonie,NY)
- A Proud Aunt
SGT. David M. Fisher
KIA 12/1/04 - Iraq

I never met Sgt.PIERRE, but I do feel a sense of loss. Sgt. PIERRE your life will not be in vain. We as Americans have learned to support our troops whether we support the war or not. And to the family, may God be with you all in this time of need.

I met Linda in 2005 when I moved to Florida. We were co-workers at Publix, but our relationship soon grew into an amazing friendship that I would have been lost without. Linda was such a beautiful person inside and out. Her faith in God and love of her country was that of a true American Hero. I looked up to her with such admiration and she never failed to surprise me with how inspiring of a person she was. I will forever miss my dear friend and all of the wonderful things she brought into my life. I know that she will always be with me and I look forward to the day when we are once again reunited. My dearest sympathies to her parents and siblings. Thank you for the wonderful gift of your daughter - she will truly be missed. I Love You, Linda...Rest in Peace, my Sweet Angel.

As you cherish memories of Linda, please allow the hope found at 1 Thes 4:3 to comfort you at this most diffcult time. Please accept my heartfelt sympathies.

To Evaline & Jean, I did not know your daughter long, but what I did know of her was impressive and inspiring. We sat next to one another on a plane and my family and friends sent her care packages to Afghanistan. She held my hand during take off and we spoke the whole way to Atlanta about her love for friends, family and service. I will miss her so very much and my thoughts are with you and yours as your grieve the loss of this very special woman. Thank you for giving us the gift of your daughter. God be with you...

Even though I never met SGT Pierre, I lived by her in Ft Myers, FL. I also served in the Army for 8 years. Serving in Iraq in 2003 at Camp Bucca. For me being a veteran and being so close to where SGT Pierre lives it's pretty hard. Thank you SGT Pierre a true american HERO.

To The family of Sgt Linda Pierre
I know that my Redeemer lives what comfort this sweet sentence gives And becuse He lives I know that Linda A True American Hero also lives May God grant you peace and comfort as you honor her memory

Sharing the same birthday, somehow connected me to you in a way that I never thought possible. You were my sister and friend. We had some good times together in Germany and created lasting memories that I will cherish for the rest of my days. The boys will know who you were and what you meant to them. Your faith in God is what keeps me from being a complete basket case. I will be strong like you and your sacrifice will not be in vain because I will let everyone know who you were and what kind of person you were to everyone.
I will be praying for strength and courage for your family in the coming days, weeks, and months. May peace be with you all.

From and ex-soldier, to a departed soldier who paid the ultimate price:

Your life was not in vain. You meant and stood for something in this world. You mattered and still matter. Your memory lives on, your dedication still strong.You ARE loved. You ARE respected, and you will never be forgotten!

A road side bomb, a suicide bomber struck today.
The newscaster, was heard to say
The relatives, have been informed
Here's the weather, now performed

So matter of fact and nothing new
Another grieving friend and family joins the queue
It's just routine, now on the news
another valued soul we lose

What can be done to make them see?
That Linda meant so much to you and me
We all hold you near and dear
From times gone by, to this new year

Will this slaughter never end?
Why did we all have to lose a friend?
We pray and hope and silently reflect
And send to you dear, sweet Lind our deep respect (adopted from poem written by Killelay)

As an American, I am humbled and saddened by the sacrifice of Sgt.Linda Pierre It is my prayer that God will give comfort to her family and friends and that I will live a life worthy of her service. Although I never knew her, I do know freedom and I will be grateful forever.

Please accept my Deepest and Most Heartfelt Sympathy regarding the devastating loss of Sgt Linda L Pierre, with So Much Gratitude for this Fine Young Heroine's Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.
There will Never Be Enough Ways, to Humbly Thank our Young Heroes, for their Sacrifices, my brother among them, killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.

May you find peace in knowing the love and memories you have, will remain in your heart forever and that this Country Will Remember the Sacrifice, Linda made.

"And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes,
there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying,
there shall be no more pain.
For the former things have passed away."
~ Revelations 21:4 ~

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

The Final Salute

“Brothers in Arms”, Military men and women down through the centuries, have traditionally exchanged “Hand Salutes” as a sign of recognition and as a way to render courtesy and respect one to another.

This “Hand Salute” is the last that we shall render to SGT. Linda L. Pierre our Sister in Arms. To her family it symbolizes the love and respect that we have for Linda. And to Linda it is rendered as a symbol of honor and gratitude to thank her for the ultimate sacrifice she made in Afghanistan while serving the U.S. Army and her country. No greater love is shown than a sister lay down her life for a comrade. Linda, you are a brave Warrior, a true Patriot and a national Hero. With your passing, our Country has lost a National Treasure. We bid you a sad farewell. You will be dearly missed from among our ranks. Be at ease. Rest in Peace.

On behalf of the 1,307 members of Lowe-McFarlane Post 14 of the American Legion in Shreveport, Louisiana, I extend our sympathies and our condolences to Linda’s family and loved ones.

Dennis N. Engdahl, Commander, American Legion Post 14
5315 S. Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport, LA 71109