{"id":4159,"date":"2026-03-05T13:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotfreshnewss.com\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:05:59","slug":"she-was-almost-home-grieving-husband-shares-the-final-message-his-wife-sent-before-her-last-mission-as-her-family-prepares-for-her-return-home-to-minnesota-the-heartbreaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotfreshnewss.com\/?p=4159","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSHE WAS ALMOST HOME\u201d \u2014 GRIEVING HUSBAND SHARES THE FINAL MESSAGE HIS WIFE SENT BEFORE HER LAST MISSION As her family prepares for her return home to Minnesota, the heartbreaking details surrounding the final hours of a 39-year-old U.S. Army Reserve soldier are beginning to emerge after she was killed during the escalating conflict involving Iran. According to her grieving husband, the two had been exchanging messages not long before the attack \u2014 simple, everyday texts about home, family, and how close she was to finally returning. At first, nothing about the conversation seemed unusual. But near the end of their exchange, she sent one last message mentioning something she was about to do before the night ended, adding a few words that immediately made him pause. He remembers staring at the screen for a moment, sensing a seriousness in the message that felt different from the rest of their conversation. Hours later, the messages suddenly stopped. Since then, he has shared only part of what she wrote, choosing to keep the most personal line private \u2014 the final words she sent before everything changed."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Minnesota soldier killed in Iran war was supposed to come home in days<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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A soldier from Minnesota who was killed Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Kuwait was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, was one of six soldiers killed in the attack. All were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, which provides food, fuel, water and ammunition, transport equipment and supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was almost home,\u201d her husband, Joey Amor, told The Associated Press from their home Tuesday. \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\n\n\n

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Amor was an avid gardener who enjoyed making salsa from the peppers and tomatoes in her garden with her son, a senior in high school. She also enjoyed rollerblading and bicycling with her fourth-grade daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A week before the drone attack, Amor was moved off-base to a shipping container-style building that had no defenses, her husband said.<\/p>\n\n\n\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 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said she was working long shifts and that he last spoke to her about two hours before she was killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During that conversation, he said Nicole told him she had tripped and fallen and that they had been joking with each other about that. The fun messages stopped abruptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe just never responded in the morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amor\u2019s awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with \u201cM\u201d Device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community reaction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The City of White Bear Lake requested flags be flown at half\u2011staff as residents mourn Amor; community members described the city as tight\u2011knit and deeply shaken by the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so sad,\u201d said Carey Bell of White Bear Lake. \u201cYou see some people, and you get a tear in your eye when you talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Fournelle said the loss hit home. \u201cI\u2019m very, very sorry for her family\u2019s loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air Force veteran Paul Zahradka, wearing a \u201cRemember Everyone Deployed\u201d(RED) hat, said he understands the sacrifice Amor and the other soldiers made. \u201cI think that it\u2019s really sad,\u201d he said. \u201cBut that\u2019s what they got into, and they paid the ultimate sacrifice for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White Bear Lake Mayor Mary Nicklawske said she has spoken with Amor\u2019s husband and is to give the family and the community time and space to grieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur community is deeply saddened by the loss of Sergeant 1st Class Nicole Amor, who gave her life in service to our nation. As a devoted wife, mother and neighbor, her absence will be felt by all who knew her. We also recognize the immense sacrifice her family has made and will continue to make. Her memory will be honored by our city and never forgotten. Our hearts go out to her loved ones during this unimaginably difficult time, and we stand ready to support them in the days ahead,\u201d Nicklawske said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a Pentagon briefing, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine read her name aloud and said, \u201cTo the families of our fallen we grieve with you today, and we look forward to welcoming your family members home at Dover in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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