Politics · Defense & national security · published 2026-10-08 · via HNGN

Gold Star Families Boycott White House Event Over Unbriefed Kuwait Attack Probe

Most families of six U.S. soldiers killed in a March 1 drone strike at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, did not attend a White House Gold Star reception on Tuesday. They are demanding answers because the Army says its investigation was completed in June but has not briefed them. Joey Amor, whose wife was killed, publicly urged Americans to support the families' call for transparency.

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Six U.S. soldiers were killed at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on March 1 when an Iranian drone hit an Army tactical operations center; over 30 more were wounded. The Army says its inquiry ended in June, yet the families say they still have not been told the findings. Most relatives of those six stayed away from Tuesday's White House reception for Gold Star families, which honored nearly 40 fallen service members.

Joey Amor, whose wife Master Sgt. Nicole M. Amor died in the strike, publicly urged Americans to back the families' push for answers. Another widow, identified as Khork, said she had no invitation and would not have attended; the White House said it tried to invite her family. Press accounts have described ignored drone warnings and later medical failures, while the Army declined comment because families remain unbriefed.

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