Husband of U.S. soldier killed in Kuwait on what her service meant
The Minnesota mom of two and U.S. soldier was days from returning home from her tour in Kuwait when she was killed in an Iranian strike.
March 25, 2026 / 10:40 AM EDT / CBS News
Joey Amor says his wife, Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, was "the rock" and "the glue" for those around her — a role he says defined her life and service before she was killed earlier this month during the war with Iran.
"In a moment of chaos or darkness or concern or fear or uncertainty, she anchored them," he told CBS News in an exclusive interview, adding the soldiers who served alongside Nicole "all say the same thing" about her.
Nicole, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota , was one of six Army Reserve soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait on March 1, the day after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive military operation in Iran. They were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Joey Amor said he became concerned when he saw news reports of an explosion that had struck a sustainment unit in Kuwait.
"When I heard it was a sustainment unit based out of Kuwait, I know enough about what's going on over there to know there were very few left over there, I knew it was her unit," Joey Amor said.