Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, tragically lost her life in Operation Epic Fury, just days before she was scheduled to return home to her loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to her family, Amor, a mother from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, had been eagerly looking forward to coming home. She was among six U.S. service members killed at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, during a drone strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe was almost home,\u201d her husband, Joey Amor, told CBS. \u201cYou don\u2019t go to Kuwait expecting something like this, and for her to be one of the first\u2014it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The couple had exchanged text messages just hours before the strike, talking about a minor mishap from the night before. That morning, Amor didn\u2019t respond, leaving her family devastated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicole Amor had served in both Kuwait and Iraq as part of her military career. She joined the National Guard in 2005 as an automated logistics specialist and transferred to the Army Reserve in 2006, eventually being assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her colleagues handled critical logistics tasks, ensuring troops in the field had the necessary food, equipment, and supplies. A week before the attack, Amor had been relocated off the main base into a smaller, temporary structure amid safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At home, Amor was known for her warmth and her passions. She loved gardening, cooking, and preparing homemade salsa with vegetables from her garden. She enjoyed biking and rollerblading with her children\u2014a high school senior son and a fourth-grade daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her family remembers her as loving, dedicated, and full of life, qualities she carried both at home and in service to her country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The service members who died alongside her included Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa. The Pentagon has not yet released the names of the remaining two service members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nation mourns their loss, and the families, friends, and communities continue to honor their sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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