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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee died August 26, 2021, in Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan, as a result of wounds sustained in a combat-related incident while
supporting evacuation operations.
Sgt. Gee, 23, died following an attack near the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. She was
pronounced dead by a competent medical authority at 6:00 p.m. Afghanistan Standard Time on August 26, 2021.
“Our unit mourns the immense loss of Sgt. Gee, our fallen service members, and the Afghan people who lost their lives in this attack,” said Brig. Gen. Forrest C. Poole III, commanding general of 2nd Marine
Logistics Group. “I express my deepest heartfelt condolences to Sgt. Gee’s family, friends, and loved ones. We will continue to provide support to all those affected by this incident.”
Sgt. Gee, a native of Sacramento, California, entered active duty in the Marine Corps in 2017. She was a ground electronics transmission systems maintainer assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, a
subordinate unit of Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Combat Logistics Battalion 24 is currently deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as
the logistics combat element.
Her previous assignments include: recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina; School of Infantry East in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Aviation Accession & Primary Military Occupational Specialty
School in Pensacola, Florida; and Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School in Twentynine Palms, California.
Sgt. Gee’s military awards include the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense and Global War on Terrorism Service Medals. Her military schools include Recruit Training, Marine Combat
Training, Air Traffic Controller Training, Basic Electronics Training, Ground Radio Repair Training, Lance Corporal Leadership Seminar, Corporals’ Course, and Martial Arts Instructor Course.
For more information regarding this incident, media may contact II MEF Communication Strategy and Operations at (910) 451-7200 or IIMEFCOMMSTRAT@usmc.mil.
| Date Taken: | 08.28.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 08.28.2021 14:00 |
| Story ID: | 404108 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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