![]() ![]() So it was through his passion, drive and desire that motivated her. ‘He joined the Marine Corps and less than a year later, she decided she wanted to join as well. ‘She was an overachiever and after high school, when her and her husband started dating, he knew for a long time he wanted to be a Marine. ‘She was loving and caring and she had straight A’s in high school and did various academic activities. We had an ongoing family joke that she was the golden child because she was exemplary in everything that she did. She said: ‘She didn’t always want to be a Marine, but she was always ambitious and passionate. Misty told that her sister had always been driven and determined to make a difference but hadn’t always planned to join the Marine Corps. Misty describes a happy childhood that came to an abrupt end when their mother Rebecca died at the age of 46 in 2019.īy then, Nicole had moved across the country to be with her husband who is stationed Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and had joined the Marines herself. Nicole and Misty grew up in nearby Roseville, California – a small commuter city just outside Sacramento where their father Richard, 56, still lives. She was my person,' said friend and fellow Marine Mallory Harrison in a Facebook post on Gee (center) ‘We’ve been training for this evacuation and it’s actually happening so I’m excited for it. ![]() In a message sent to Misty on August 14, less than two weeks before she was killed, Nicole wrote: ‘Don’t be scared either! There’s a lot in the news lately… But there’s a LOT of Marines and soldiers going to provide security. There was so much happiness and passion in what she was doing.’ She couldn’t wait to tell me more about it. ‘She and I didn’t get to communicate as much as we did before she was deployed but when she did, she would let me know. ‘She was a big advocate of positive mental health and helping others and she was just absolutely thrilled with the work she was doing in Afghanistan. Misty said: ‘She knew there were risks but she was fearless – nothing would stop her from continuing to help and do what she was doing. You take it one moment at a time, one thought at a time,' Misty said ‘Still, it’s been a little over 24 hours now and it’s still just as hard to understand as it was yesterday morning. ![]()
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