US Military Identifies Third Service Member Killed in Jordan Attack

Why it matters locally: Connecticut is home to a significant number of military personnel and their families, who may be directly impacted by news of service member casualties.

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WASHINGTON – The United States military identified Angel S. Rampersad as a third service member killed in Jordan. The Department of Defense previously named two other soldiers. The incident occurred last Friday. Authorities attributed the attack to Iranian forces. Defense officials had earlier identified Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett as service members who died in the attack.