Funeral for fallen Queens soldier held in Ozone Park
Loved ones and community members said their final goodbyes to Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, a Queens resident who was killed overseas during the war with Iran.
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Loved ones and community members said their final goodbyes to Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, a Queens resident who was killed overseas during the war with Iran.
Loved ones and community members said their final goodbyes Friday to Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, a Queens resident who was killed overseas during the war with Iran. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
Loved ones and members of the community said their final goodbyes to Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad, who was a beloved resident of Ozone Park, Queens. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
The soldier from Ozone Park was killed in an attack on a U.S. base in Jordan during the war. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
A vigil was held Monday night for Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad from Queens, who was killed in an attack on a U.S. base in the Middle East.
Rampersad died during an Iranian missile attack on July 17 on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. On Monday, loved ones came from near and far to remember her. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
Loved ones and community members will gather in front of Sgt. Angel Rampersad's Ozone Park home after she was killed in the war with Iran.
Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, died during an Iranian missile attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan.
Sgt. Angel Rampersad made the ultimate sacrifice for her country last week. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram has more from her heartbroken mother and how she’s being remembered tonight.
Family members are mourning the loss of Sgt. Angel Rampersad, who was killed overseas during the war with Iran. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
A Queens community is remembering an Ozone Park soldier killed in an attack on a base in the Middle East.
Sgt. Angel Rampersad was a 28-year-old from Ozone Park who died in an Iranian attack on an air base.
The Ozone Park community in Queens is honoring Sgt. Angel Rampersad will be honoring her sacrifice after she dies overseas. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
The third U.S. service member killed during an Iranian attack in Jordan is from Ozone Park, Queens.
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