Family, friends, fellow service members and members of the Ozone Park community gathered Friday to honor the life of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, the 28-year-old U.S. service member killed in an Iranian missile attack on an air base in Jordan.
Funeral services were held at her church in Ozone Park, where loved ones came together to pay their final respects. The service began with hymns including How Great Thou Art and Amazing Grace as mourners remembered Rampersad’s life and service.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other elected officials attended the funeral to honor the fallen soldier…