Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Laid to Rest in Fort Snelling Following Kuwait Drone Strike

WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN – Memorial services were held this week for Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, who was killed in a drone strike in Port Shuabia, Kuwait on March 1, 2026. Amor was laid to rest at Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Friday, following a public visitation and memorial service.

Visitation and Memorial Service

A public visitation was held on Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. At the funeral home, allowing community members to pay their respects. A memorial service took place Friday morning at Eagle Brook Church in White Bear Lake, with doors opening at 11 a.m., before the private family interment at Fort Snelling Mueller Memorial.

Life and Legacy

Master Sergeant Amor is remembered as a dedicated soldier, loving wife, mother, and friend. Her obituary describes her as a “rare and special light in this world” who “loved with all of her heart” and possessed a “perfectly timed sarcastic remark.” She is survived by her husband, Joey, son Owen, daughter Adeline, parents Deborah and Todd, and siblings Derek and Tony, as well as Dillon and Alyssa and their mother, Janelle, and her grandmother, Patrecia Mueller Memorial.

Operation Nikki’s Embrace

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Operation Nikki’s Embrace, an effort to raise funds to erect a greenhouse in Amor’s honor kare11.com.

Circumstances of Death

Master Sergeant Amor was one of six American soldiers who lost their lives in the drone strike, which occurred amid ongoing military operations in the region kare11.com.

“While the world is dimmer without her light in it, her love and the impact she made will live on in all of us,” Amor’s obituary read. “We will carry Nicole with us forever. She was loved so greatly by so many people, and she loved each and every one of you right back.” kare11.com