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Ozone Park sergeant believed to be third US soldier killed in Jordan attack
Gothamist • • nation
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- Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, a 28-year-old Army sergeant from Ozone Park, Queens, is believed to be the third U.S. service member killed in the July 17 attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, according to the Department of Defense.
- Rampersad was previously listed as missing but is now presumed deceased; the incident remains under investigation.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed condolences, highlighting Rampersad’s courage, selflessness, and service to the nation.
- Rampersad enlisted in 2019, earned the Army Commendation Medal and Army Good Conduct Medal, and served in the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment based in Germany.
- The attack also claimed the lives of 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, who were killed by Iranian missile and drone strikes in Jordan.
