NEW YORK, New York – New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have joined legislators in paying tribute to Trinidadian-American soldier d, who was killed in an Iranian missile strike last week.
Sgt. Rampersad was originally from the Ozone Park neighbourhood of Queens, New York. Her parents, Basdeo and Carol Rampersad, are originally from Trinidad and Tobago.
“Today, New York mourns the loss of one of our own, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad of Ozone Park, who is believed to have been killed in action while serving our nation on July 17,” Hochul said, adding “my heart is with her family, loved ones and the soldiers who stood beside her as they grieve this unimaginable loss…