Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced plans to co-name a street in Ozone Park for Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad, 28, the Ozone Park soldier killed when Iranian missiles struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 18. A City Council resolution is required to proceed.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced this week that he plans to rename a street in Ozone Park in honor of Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad, the 28-year-old Army sergeant killed on July 18 when Iranian missiles struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan during Operation Epic Fury.

The proposed co-naming — covering the street outside her family's home in the neighborhood where she grew up — would require a City Council resolution to move forward. Ozone Park falls within Council District 32, represented by Council Member Joann Ariola (R), whose office would be the natural sponsor. Any legislation would go through committee and a full Council vote before Mayor Mamdani could sign.

Rampersad, a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice who also played drums, came from a Queens military family: her uncle served in the Army, her brother-in-law in the Marines. She had wanted to enlist at 18, but her mother said no. She eventually joined and was assigned to the Germany-based 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command — a unit stationed in Germany when she was killed.

"I don't think there's an emotion invented for this type of tragedy yet," said Deacon Carlos Garcia, a neighbor and family friend. "It's a tragic loss for our country, for our neighborhood, for the family."

The Pentagon identified Rampersad on July 22 as the fourth American service member killed in recent Iranian attacks, alongside three others including Army First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii, and Pfc. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas. Her remains are being returned from Germany. Her family called her "a gentle giant" who "stood up for those who couldn't fight for themselves."

A street sign is the smallest civic instrument a borough can offer. The legislative steps are still ahead — but a block in Ozone Park is about to be asked to hold a name.