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'''Petty Officer Linda-058''', born '''Linda Pravdin''',<ref name="HWL58"/> is a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier. She is a close friends to [[John-117]] and one of the few known surviving Spartan-IIs. She is best known for her skill with the [[SRS99 series|sniper rifle]] and serves as the sniper and scout of [[Blue Team]].<ref name="HWL58"/> By [[2558]], she had engaged in a total of 189 military operations (of which 174 were full campaigns), most of them during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. As of most recent knowledge, Linda continues to serve alongside Blue Team in highly classified operations.<ref name="HWL58"/>

Linda was aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} for a short time until the [[Fall of Reach]] began.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 324'' (2010 edition)</ref> She was designated as Blue-Three, part of John-117's team to [[Reach Station Gamma]] to destroy the unsecured NAV database of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s {{UNSCShip|Circumference}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 341'' (2010 edition)</ref> John had chosen Linda for the mission due to her omnipotent abilities with a sniper rifle, figuring the space dock they were about to board would be large enough that her skills would be a tremendous asset.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 342'' (2010 edition)</ref> During that mission, [[James-005]] was out of commission and presumed KIA when his [[thruster pack]] was damaged by a [[Needler]], causing him to spin out of control.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 348'' (2010 edition)</ref> Linda and John were forced to enter the station, which was filled with [[Sangheili]] and [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Rangers]]. She found the bay and assisted [[Avery Johnson|Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson]]'s squad in holding off the [[Covenant]] forces long enough to escape.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 366'' (2010 edition)</ref> However, as they jumped out of their Pelican to open the bay doors, she was hit by several overcharged bolts from [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]] and [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifles]], which penetrated her armor and flesh all the way to the bone. One of the globules of plasma hit her in the back of the skull. Linda was recovered by John, but her vitals flatlined, and she was presumed dead.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 368'' (2010 edition)</ref>

John-117, hoping to save his teammate, took her to the cryo facilities where they immediately froze Linda's body in a [[cryo chamber]]. The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} then jumped to [[Installation 04]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 379'' (2010 edition)</ref> As the ship was shot down by Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice|forces]], most of the cryo chambers, including Linda's, were ejected as per standard UNSC procedure. She floated above the [[Installation 04|Halo]] for several days until after the destruction of the the installation. Linda was then detected by [[Cortana]] and John, who were in a [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] fighter. They picked her and two other cryo pods up, but both of the other occupants had died when their chambers failed.<ref name="fs150"/>