Close Friend Remembers Fallen Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee: ‘Somebody You Could Always Count On’

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FAIR OAKS (CBS13) — A procession was held this day for fallen Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, and 1 of Gee’s closest friends spoke retired astir however she hopes her person volition beryllium remembered.

“We formed a relationship nether a pull-up bar. She challenged maine and said ‘How galore one-armed pull-ups tin you do?’ And from that infinitesimal we clicked,” said Marine Cpl. Lauren Jackson.

Cpl. Jackson and Sgt. Gee were accelerated friends erstwhile they met successful 2017 astatine footwear camp.

“What was large is we were capable to go rackmates,” Jackson said.

Jackson is from San Diego, portion Gee is from Roseville. The 2 California girls formed a peculiar bond.

“We would conscionable laugh, bent retired and person conversations precocious astatine night,” Jackson said.

Jackson shared their emotion of the carnal and the spiritual. She was getting her theology grade astatine the time.

“Every night, we would person devotions for 5 minutes,” she said.

Jackson says Gee dispersed joyousness everyplace she went.

“She was fiercely loyal. She had everybody’s back. She ne'er played the victim. She was idiosyncratic you could ever number connected and she got the occupation done,” she said.

That’s wherefore Jackson wasn’t amazed erstwhile she saw a representation of Gee holding a babe successful precocious August with the caption: “I emotion my job.” A fewer days aboriginal she learned Gee was 1 of the 13 US work members killed successful a violent onslaught extracurricular the airdrome that claimed the lives of 170 others.

“It was heartbreaking for me. But honestly, I was truly heartbroken for her hubby and her family,” Jackson said.

Friends and household accidental Gee died doing what she loved. She volition beryllium memorialized Saturday with afloat honors. Jackson volition beryllium there. She hopes the assemblage ne'er forgets her friend.

“When Memorial Day comes on oregon thing similar this happens again oregon erstwhile they’re sleeping astatine nighttime successful a peaceful environment, they deliberation astir my person Gee and her household and the sacrifices she made,” she said.

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There volition beryllium a memorial work for Sgt. Gee connected Saturday astatine the Bayside Church Adventure Campus successful Roseville. The nationalist is invited.