Army Sgt. Linda C. Jimenez

Died November 08, 2003 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom

39, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation (Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; died of non-combat related injuries Nov. 8 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Jimenez fell Oct. 31 and was injured. She was taken to the 28th Combat Support Hospital and later evacuated to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany. She was later moved to Walter Reed.

Sun City West man’s daughter dies in Iraq

Associated Press

PHOENIX — The daughter of a Sun City West man died in an accident in Iraq.

Army Staff Sgt. Linda Carol Jimenez, 39, died Nov. 8 but her name just appeared on a casualty list last week, said her father, Angelo Cruz, 70.

Jimenez of Brooklyn, N.Y., fell while running to keep up with friends, fearing for her safety if she lost contact with them, Cruz said. The accident happened weeks after she was supposed to be transferred back to the United States.

“I’m never going to get over this,” Cruz said Monday. “I feel that fear killed my daughter.”

She died of complications after a blood clot formed, went to her brain and caused a stroke, Cruz said.

Jimenez was assigned to the 2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation (Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, in Fort Polk, La.