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- By Ariel Wheeler
- 09 May 2026
President Donald Trump revealed on the weekend that he has extended an invitation the relatives of a Guard member killed last week to attend the executive mansion.
He mentioned that he conversed with her family and they were “devastated”.
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was lost her life in a violent incident on Wednesday in the nation's capital.
Her comrade, Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four years old, remains hospitalized in grave state.
Gatherings across the state have been held in their remembrance.
The president said he’s proposed a meeting at the presidential residence for the parents of both soldiers of the state National Guard.
“I told them: ‘When you’re ready, because that’s a hard experience, arrive at the White House. We’re going to recognize her,” Trump addressed reporters. “And likewise with Andrew, recover or not.”
Attendees assembled over the weekend at a local school in West Virginia to remember Beckstrom.
Both she and Wolfe had been serving with the West Virginia National Guard as part of the president’s federal initiative to support policing efforts in Washington DC.
“Sarah was the individual that teachers wished for. She behaved with quiet strength, a bright grin and a upbeat demeanor that encouraged those around her,” the principal, the head of her previous school, informed the media. “She was caring, considerate and always ready to help others.”
Memorial arrangements for Beckstrom are yet to be finalized.
Law enforcement have charged a 29-year-old individual from Afghanistan with one count of first-degree murder and charges of assault with intent to kill while carrying a weapon.
The tragedy prompted the Trump administration to halt refugee claims and temporarily stop providing entry permits to possessors of passports from Afghanistan.
The airman, a resident of Martinsburg, enlisted in February 2019 and is a 2019 graduate of Musselman High, according to the news agency.
He remains under medical supervision and is “in a critical fight”, West Virginia leader Morrisey mentioned on Fox News Channel’s The Sunday Briefing.
Attorney general Bondi informed the program that she aimed to speak to Wolfe’s family.
Beckstrom, from Summersville, graduated from Webster County High in June 2023 and enlisted soon after, serving as a MP with excellence, per the state guard.
“She had a lot of goodness and she definitely had courage,” he told the audience at the memorial. “Though her life ended too soon, she has left a mark that’s going to be remembered always.”
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