HONORING THE MEMORY, SERVICE, AND SACRIFICE OF MASTER SERGEANT NICOLE M. AMOR

HONORING THE MEMORY, SERVICE, AND SACRIFICE OF MASTER SERGEANT NICOLE M. AMOR

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1609-S1610] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING THE MEMORY, SERVICE, AND SACRIFICE OF MASTER SERGEANT NICOLE M. AMOR Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Armed Services Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 648 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 648) honoring the memory, service, and sacrifice of Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, United States Army Reserve. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the Klobuchar amendment to the preamble be considered and agreed to; that the preamble, [[Page S1610]] as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 648) was agreed to. The amendment (No. 4785) to the preamble was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: To amend the preamble) In the preamble, strike the second whereas clause and insert the following: Whereas, on March 1, 2026, an unmanned aircraft system attack on Port Shuaiba killed Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, age 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska, Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, Major Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Spotsylvania, Virginia; The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. Res. 648 Whereas United States servicemembers assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, United States Army Reserve, were deployed to Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, in support of Operation Epic Fury; Whereas, on March 1, 2026, an unmanned aircraft system attack on Port Shuaiba killed Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, age 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska, Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, Major Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Spotsylvania, Virginia; Whereas Master Sergeant Amor was a dedicated soldier who served the United States with distinction for nearly 20 years in the United States Army Reserve, including on previous deployments to Kuwait and Iraq in 2019; Whereas Master Sergeant Amor earned numerous military awards and decorations for her service, including the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with ``M'' Device; Whereas Master Sergeant Amor was posthumously promoted from Sergeant First Class to Master Sergeant; and Whereas Master Sergeant Amor was a devoted spouse and mother and was beloved by her community: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) honors the memory, service, and sacrifice of Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, United States Army Reserve; (2) extends its sympathies, gratitude, and support to the family of Master Sergeant Amor, and to all others affected by the attack at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on March 1, 2026; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of Master Sergeant Amor. ____________________

Referenced legislation: SRES648, SRES648