"I love my job": U.S. Marine killed in Kabul airport attack spent final days caring for Afghan children

On Saturday, officials identified 13 U.S. service members who were killed in an ISIS-K attack outside of Kabul's airport. Among them was Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee who just days before her death was one of several Marines seen cradling and comforting Afghan children prior to their evacuation from the country.

On August 21, Gee posted a photo of herself holding an Afghan child on Instagram. "I love my job," the 23-year-old from Sacramento native wrote. U.S. service members were at the Kabul airport to help evacuate tens of thousands of people left vulnerable after the Taliban took over the country.