{"id":552,"date":"2026-03-04T23:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fasstnews.com\/?p=552"},"modified":"2026-03-04T23:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:02:49","slug":"fallen-us-soldier-was-just-days-away-from-returning-home-to-her-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fasstnews.com\/?p=552","title":{"rendered":"Fallen US soldier was just days away from returning home to her family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, died in Operation Epic Fury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heartbreaking details now emerge about her last hours in life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spoke just hours before the strike<\/h2>\n

One of the American service members killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait was only days away from returning to her family, according to her grieving loved ones.<\/p>\n

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, a mother from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, was eagerly anticipating her homecoming before she became one of six U.S. soldiers killed at Port Shuaiba on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was almost home,\u201d her heartbroken husband, Joey Amor, told\u00a0CBS<\/a>\u00a0and added:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t go to Kuwait thinking something\u2019s going to happen, and for her to be one of the first \u2013 it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple had spoken just hours before the strike, exchanging texts about a minor mishap the night before.<\/p>\n

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A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Contributor\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cShe just never responded in the morning,\u201d Joey said, recalling that last message.<\/p>\n

Joey Amor revealed that just a week before the deadly drone strike, Nicole Amor had been relocated off the main base into a makeshift, shipping container-style building with no protective defenses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were dispersing because they were in fear that the base they were on was going to get attacked and they felt it was safer in smaller groups in separate places,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Assigned to the Army Reserve\u2019s 103rd Sustainment Command, Nicole had joined the National Guard in 2005 as an automated logistics specialist and transferred to the Army Reserve in 2006.<\/p>\n

She had previously served in both Kuwait and Iraq.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Army Reserve<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At home, Amor was known for her love of gardening and cooking. She enjoyed making homemade salsa with vegetables from her garden and spending time with her children \u2014 a high school senior son and a fourth-grade daughter.<\/p>\n

The family shared that she loved rollerblading and biking with her daughter.<\/p>\n

In the Army Reserve, Amor and her colleagues handled logistics, ensuring troops in the field had food and equipment. She was killed just one day after the U.S. and Israel launched the Operation Epic Fury strikes against Iran.<\/p>\n

Those 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

I\u2019m so sorry. My deepest condolences to Nicole\u2019s husband and children. I really have no words.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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