Hero Soldier eliminateed in Iran Laid to Rest, As

U.S. Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad’s funeral was on Friday. 

Rampersad, who was from Ozone Park, Queens, was one of three US troopers killed on July 17 when Iranians reportedly hit the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. She graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and joined the Army, following in the footsteps of her uncle.

Her mom gave touching advice to other mother and father. 

A funeral was held on Friday for 28-year-old Sgt. Angel Rampersad, an Ozone Park resident who was killed in an Iranian assault on a navy base in Jordan. Rampersad’s mom, Carol Acevedo, shared her message for mother and father during the service. pic.twitter.com/Wpq0gJzt5F

— Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) July 31, 2026

Hundreds of relations, neighbors, fellow troopers and even strangers attended Rampersad’s funeral in Calvary Assembly of God, where they brushed away tears as the fallen hero’s favourite gospel songs loudly echoed through the halls of the pristine church. 

She was even honored by the police, according to The NY Post story linked above. 

Led by an NYPD Honor Guard, the younger Army hero killed in an abroad Iranian assault was remembered as a selfless, adventurous, and brave chief by a whole lot who emotionally said goodbye to her in Queens Friday.

Throngs of mourners flooded the Calvary Assembly of God in… pic.twitter.com/0MSo0gpOCh

— David Burns 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸 (@FD4D) July 31, 2026

Rampersad was given a hero’s sendoff before she was buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale. NYPD cops in uniform carried her coffin out of the church and into a hearse, while a police procession lined the Queens streets and saluted the fallen soldier.

Multiple officers there delivered remarks at the funeral, including Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). 

But according to The NY Post report, Mayor Zohran Mamdani was not one of them. He apparently was indignant he wasn’t called to communicate. 

EXCLU! Mayor Zohran Mamdani was snubbed from eulogizing Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad at the fallen soldier’s Queens funeral Friday — and the embarrassing scene unfolded in real time as he fumed while ready in useless to give his speech, sources revealed. https://t.co/37YPtYeOI9

— Craig McCarthy (@createcraig) July 31, 2026

Mamdani, who was relegated to the fourth row in the Ozone Park church, appeared to be reviewing his deliberate remarks on an iPad while Gov. Kathy Hochul and other dignitaries, including Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, have been called to communicate, a source in attendance said.

“They kept calling names and then he was never called,” the source said.

“Then he looked over at his staff, frustrated and seemed angry that he didn’t speak. When he realized his name wasn’t being called, he looked at his staff angrily and then eventually put his tablet away.”

So wild. He would not get to give it as a proper. It’s up to the household whether or not they need him to. According to one insider, the household is “more conservative and wanted to limit any political distractions.” Another source said the household is pro-President Trump and did not need him to communicate. 

That’s simple to perceive, particularly after all the inflammatory issues Mamdani has said and accomplished lately. This manner they’ll make it purely about their daughter, and the outline of the event gave the impression of they have been ready to do that. 

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The NY Post said they did not see something that indicated he had met with the household since there was nothing to mirror that on his schedule or social media. But he did have time to speak about other issues. 

Mamdani — who in current days has been slammed for ignoring on a regular basis New Yorkers’ issues, including the seven residents who’ve died from Legionnaires’ disease — also discovered time to tout his far-off city-run grocery shops, even fundraising off the efforts.

City Hall wasn’t responding to The NY Post when they reached out to ask about his response to not being requested to communicate. However, they did put out half of his speech – even though he never delivered it- terming it “remarks as prepared.” 

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