Posted on 08/28/2025 8:25:52 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
The Air Force is granting full military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was shot to death by police on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol protest.
Judicial Watch, which had petitioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in July to grant the honor, released a letter from Air Force Undersecretary Matthew Lohmeier dated Aug. 15 reversing the Biden administration's denial of a military funeral.
"I understand that the family's initial request was denied by Air Force leadership in a letter dated February 9, 2021," Lohmeier wrote in the letter. "However, after reviewing the circumstances of Ashli's death, and considering the information that has come forward since then, I am persuaded that the previous determination was incorrect."
Babbitt, 35, was fatally shot while trying to climb through a broken window into the Speaker's Lobby after the U.S. Capitol was breached. Her death became a rallying cry for Trump supporters and was often mentioned by President Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign.
In a letter to her husband, Aaron Babbitt, in February 2021, Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly denied full military funeral honors, citing Ashli Babbitt had "illegally entered" the Capitol, he wrote.
"As a result, I have determined that military funeral honors would bring discredit upon the Air Force," Kelly wrote.
"Ashli Babbitt's family is grateful to President Trump, Secretary Hegseth and Under Secretary Lohmeier for reversing the Biden Defense Department's cruel decision to deny Ashli funeral honors as a distinguished veteran of the Air Force," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.
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What happened to the MURDERER?
More than deserving! Along with 5+ million to her family
What happened to the MURDERER?”
He was promoted.
The DOJ and FBI need to have a little talk with Michael Byrd
Air Force Public Affairs already worked this out with the family to avoid the embarrassment of not having anyone from the family show up.
Let's see the ceremony of the murderer being frog marched into court for trial for murder.
RIP Ashlii
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Air Force
Why do you think nobody from her family would show up?
And got a blanket pardon from the Biden autopen
Amen.
Because her murderer is still walking free.
Seeing TBE video of the actual shooting there is absolutely no doubt in .y mind that this was a cold blooded, premeditated murder.
And Joe Biden pardoned him also.
Unfortunately, no one has been able to get him in site.
I believe in a lot of Justice, more than a little.
He got a pardon.
“As a result, I have determined that military funeral honors would bring discredit upon the Air Force,” Kelly wrote.
You did that yourself fruit salad dweeb.
Now try that capitol cop for murder.
The Biden administration’s denial of a military funeral.
The democrats believe honor means when your on top of a woman.
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