Overview
- Nicole Amor, killed March 1 in a drone attack at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, was one of six Army Reserve soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command, a logistics unit that moves fuel, supplies and transport.
- Her husband, Joey Amor, told CBS News he texted that he was worried after reports of an explosion and learned about 90 minutes later that she had died.
- He said she was days from returning from a second Kuwait tour and their children had believed she was safe.
- The family is raising funds for Operation Nikki’s Embrace to build a greenhouse in her honor as a public space that reflects her love of gardening.
- Reports note a dignified transfer at Dover on March 7 attended by President Trump and cite Pentagon figures of 13 U.S. deaths and 200-plus wounded in the Iran war, with outlets attributing the Kuwait strike to an Iranian drone under Operation Epic Fury.