Sergeant 1st Class Nicole Amor\u2019s final goodbye was never meant to be permanent. \u201cI\u2019ll see you soon,\u201d she told her husband, Joey, before leaving for her second deployment to Kuwait\u2014a place her family believed was safe.<\/p>\n
Days before she was due to return home, a drone attack struck her base, killing Nicole and five other U.S. service members. \u201cShe was almost home,\u201d Joey said.<\/p>\n
Back in Minnesota, he faced the heartbreaking task of telling their children the truth. Now part of a Gold Star family, they are learning to live with loss\u2014each coping in their own way.<\/p>\n
Nicole and Joey had built a life rooted in love and service. Described as a \u201cspecial light,\u201d her memory lives on through small rituals, like lighting a candle each night in her honor.<\/p>\n
To keep her spirit alive, Joey plans to build a greenhouse\u2014a tribute to her love of growth and care.<\/p>\n
Though she is gone, her legacy remains in her family, her service, and the love that continues to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sergeant 1st Class Nicole Amor\u2019s final goodbye was never meant to be permanent. \u201cI\u2019ll see you soon,\u201d she told her husband, Joey, before leaving for her second deployment to Kuwait\u2014a place her family believed was safe. Days before she was due to return home, a drone attack struck her base, killing Nicole and five other…<\/p>\n