Hero’s Farewell For US Army Sergeant Angel Rampersad In New YorkNEW YORK, NY – US Army Staff Sergeant Angel Rampersad, who was killed in the Iran war, was given a hero’s farewell at her funeral on August 1, attended by military officials, elected leaders and hundreds of mourners. “My daughter was a real hero,” her mother, Carol Acevedo, said during the funeral service. “Staff Sergeant Rampersad lived a life of courage and selflessness. Rampersad was assigned to a US Army Air and Missile Defense Command unit based in Germany before being deployed to Jordan. Rampersad was among the US service members killed in renewed fighting during the Iran conflict.