28-Year-Old Identified as New York Sergeant Believed to Have Died in Iran Attack in Jordan
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The U.S. military has identified Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad, 28, from New York, as one of three American soldiers presumed dead following an Iranian attack on the Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan on July 17, 2026. The Pentagon announced that Rampersad's status has changed from missing to presumed dead. She was serving with the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, stationed in Ansbach, Germany. New York Governor Kathy Hochul expressed condolences, marking the loss of Rampersad as deeply felt. This incident raises the total number of U.S. military fatalities in the conflict to 18, with ongoing military actions against Iranian targets.
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