US Marine’s heartbreaking final Instagram post shows her caring for Afghan children before being killed

The marine was one of 13 US military personnel killed in the Kabul attack

A US marine who was killed in the suicide bombing at Kabul airport shared a social media post showing her caring for Afghan children just days before her death. Nicole Gee was among 13 American military personnel killed in the bomb attack at Kabul airport on August 26, which is now thought to have killed at least 170 people in total, including two Brits. Of the US servicemen and women killed, 11 were marines and all but one were under the age of 30. The 23-year-old maintenance technician from California had joined the Marines in 2017, according to CBS News, and just days before the bombing had shared a picture on Instagram of her caring for Afghan children, with the caption "I love my job." At the time of writing this article, the post has received almost 180,000 likes. The comments were full of tributes to the marine. https://www.instagram.com/p/CS0LAGFh35Y/?utm_source=ig_embed In a tribute shared on Facebook, the city of Roseville government said: "Our nation lost 13 U.S. service members this week in the bombing attack at the Kabul airport. One of those is our hometown hero, Roseville native and Marine Sergeant Nicole (Herrera) Gee, 23. "Nicole was a 2016 Oakmont High School graduate who enlisted in the Marines a year after she graduated. Her husband, Jarod Gee, is also an Oakmont graduate and Marine.