The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday that Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York, was the third American female soldier killed in the July 17 Iranian missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The identification updates earlier reports that listed Rampersad as the fourth overall casualty from the attack.
The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday that Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York, was the third American female soldier killed in the July 17 Iranian missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The announcement specifies that Rampersad is the third female service member to die in the attack, updating earlier counts that listed her as the fourth overall casualty.
The Zioneer reported at 09:25 Wednesday that Rampersad had been identified as the fourth soldier killed. Prior identifications, reported on July 20, included Pvt. Tyler James Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales as the first two confirmed fatalities. On July 19, Israeli media reported that three US soldiers had been killed in the past 24 hours, with remains found at the Jordan strike site and a separate incident in Iraq.
The July 17 strike involved Iranian ballistic missiles hitting the US base. The Pentagon has gradually released identifications as remains are recovered and processed. The total number of US fatalities from the strike now stands at four, according to the latest official count.
2 developments
- StrongUS Identifies Both Soldiers Killed in Iranian Strike on Jordan Base: Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas
- StrongUS Army confirms body of missing soldier found in Jordan, reports another soldier killed in Iraq
- DevelopingThe Zioneer: Two US soldiers killed in Jordan attack include male and female soldier
- DevelopingWSJ: Iranian missiles hit soldiers' quarters, sports hall at Jordan base, causing US casualties
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