. >> she was captain lynn armstrong reister. army veteran debbie moore was one of her best friends. >> lynn was very intelligent. she knew how to bring out the best of people. i loved her. she was someone to be inspired by. she inspired people. >> she had big role in the military. >> very big. >> she was in charge of the air defense artillery in saudi arabia. >> when we were in saudia they had the patriot missiles, she would be the one to make the decision what was coming in if it needed to be taken out of the sky. >> captain reister earned loyalty from men and women. that loyalty cut both ways megan ayers. >> did she take good care of her soldiers? >> absolutely. she did welfare checks where she would visit with families. she would meet with the different wives and things like that. >> was she the perfect candidate for the army? >> she, in my opinion. she didn't let stress get to her too much. i think she was probably one of the best commanders i ever worked under. >> lynn grew up with a brother and two younger sisters in the mi