Staff Sgt. Rampersad, 28, who always knew she wanted to serve, is laid to rest
Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, a 28-year-old soldier born in Trinidad, was laid to rest in Queens, New York, after being killed in an attack in Jordan. The community gathered to honor her service and dedication to her adopted country.
Why it matters
The story highlights the human cost of military service and the diverse backgrounds of those serving in the U.S. armed forces.
NEW YORK — When Carolina Flores saw two men in military uniforms approach her friend's house across the street, she had a feeling something was wrong. Her friend Carol Acevedo's daughter was serving in the Middle East.
"Once they closed the door, we just heard her screaming," Flores said.
The men had come to deliver the news that 28-year-old Angel S. Rampersad, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, was killed July 17 in an attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. She was one of four American soldiers killed overseas in the last month.
And just like that, a faraway war hit home in Ozone Park, Queens.
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