Nicole Gee shared with her family from Afghanistan shows her in dusty body armor with a rifle, her long blond hair pulled back, her hands in tactical gloves. It showed how, even in the tumult, many took time to comfort the families who made it through. In a short message posted with the photo, the sergeant said, “I love my job🤘🏼”Sergeant Gee never made it out. She was one of the 13 troops killed when a suicide bomb ripped through the crowds at the gate this week, killing nearly 200 people. The Defense Department on Saturday officially identified the service members who were killed, and family and friends paid tribute to their lives and their sacrifice.

Source: International New York Times August 28, 2021 19:52 UTC