The Minnesotan was killed in an airstrike while serving in Kuwait just days before returning to his homeland

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children in Minnesota when an accident occurred Drone strike on the command center In Kuwait, she and five other American service members were killed.

“She was almost home,” her husband, Joey Amor, said from their home in White Bear Lake on Tuesday. “You don’t go to Kuwait thinking something is going to happen, and to be one of the first – it hurts.”

Omar was one of the four American soldiers killed in the Iran war on Sunday The Pentagon identified it on Tuesday; Two soldiers have not yet been publicly identified. Members of the Army Reserve worked in logistics and kept the troops supplied with food and equipment.

They died just one day after the United States and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones at Israel and several Gulf Arab states that host US armed forces.

Also among the dead were Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; And Sgt. Declan Cody, 20, of West Des Moines, MO, who was posthumously promoted from specialist. No other names were revealed.

“These men and women bravely volunteered to defend our country, and their sacrifices will never be forgotten,” Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said.

They were all assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, which handles logistics and supplies of food, fuel, water, ammunition and transportation equipment to other military units.

President Donald Trump said of the deaths: “Sadly, there will likely be more before it’s over. That’s the way it goes.”

Nicole Amor, 39, was an avid gardener, and enjoyed making salsa from peppers and tomatoes in her garden with her son, a senior in high school. She also enjoyed snowboarding and biking with her fourth-grade daughter.

Omar joined the National Guard in 2005. She transferred to the Army Reserve in 2006, and previously deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2019, the Army said.

A week before the drone attack, Amor was moved off base and into a shipping container-shaped building that had no defenses, Joey Amor said.

He added: “They dispersed because they were afraid that the base they were in would be attacked, and they felt it was safer in smaller groups in separate places.”

He last spoke to her about two hours before she was killed. He said she was working long shifts and they were texting her about her trip and fall the night before.

“She never responded in the morning,” he said.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz released a statement saying the state is mourning the loss of Nicole Amor.

“She answered the call to service and gave her life in service to our state and nation. Minnesotans have our arms around her loved ones,” Walz wrote.

The White Bear Lake Police Department, where Amour lived, posted on social media that her “courage and commitment to service exemplified the highest ideals of duty and sacrifice. Our entire White Bear Lake community mourns this tremendous loss along with those who knew and loved her.”