AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Pentagon identifies third soldier killed in Iranian strike on Jordan base as 28-year-old New York sergeant
The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, is the third American soldier killed in Iran's attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, bringing the war's toll to 18 service members dead. Rampersad had been listed as missing in action since Iranian forces struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base […] The post Pentagon identifies third soldier killed in Iranian strike on Jordan base as 28-year-old New York sergeant appeared first on American Almanac .
The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, is the third American soldier killed in Iran's attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, bringing the war's toll to 18 service members dead. Rampersad had been listed as missing in action since Iranian forces struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base on Friday. An unidentified body was recovered at the base, and after investigation, the Defense Department changed her status to "believed to be deceased." She served with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, based in Ansbach, Germany, the same unit as Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, one of the two soldiers identified earlier in the week . The other soldier killed in Friday's strike was First Lt.…Open