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 the soldiers believed to have died in an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan on July 17, 2026. The Pentagon announced that her status has changed from 'missing in action' to 'presumed dead.' Rampersad was serving with the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, based in Germany. Her death raises the total number of U.S. military fatalities in the conflict to 18. The Pentagon also confirmed the deaths of two other soldiers, Tyler James Feehan and Isabella Gonzales, in related incidents. The situation remains under investigation.
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