Minnesota Soldier Nicole Amor Posthumously Promoted as Tributes, Legislative Honors Take Shape

Overview

• The Army elevated Nicole Amor to master sergeant effective March 1 after she was killed in a drone strike at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
• Amor was 39, a mother of two from White Bear Lake, and was scheduled to return to the U.S. on March 3, her husband said.
• A dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base returned her and five other soldiers, with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance in attendance alongside Minnesota’s U.S. senators.
• Gov. Tim Walz ordered flags at half-staff until her interment, and funeral arrangements have not been publicly announced.
• Rep. Bjorn Olson is pursuing a House resolution and a roadway naming, while a family GoFundMe nears $75,000 for a greenhouse memorial linked to Garden-in-a-Box and local tributes include a Minnesota Senate moment of silence and a VFW memorial.