Posted on 11/27/2025 6:22:46 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Just heartbreaking news.
Moments ago, President Donald Trump announced that Sarah Beckstrom, one of two members of the National Guard who were shot in a terrorist attack on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., has tragically passed away from her injuries.
God Speed Sarah Beckstrom.
The 20 year old West Virginia National Guard member succumbed to gunshot injuries from the Afghan shooter per President Trump.
There is evil among us; stop dehumanizing people. pic.twitter.com/jCaAQuYVcC— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) November 27, 2025
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro shared a little bit of background on Beckstrom on X:
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom of the National Guard — a hero who volunteered to serve DC on Thanksgiving for people she never met and gave the ultimate sacrifice. May she rest in peace. It is now time to avenge her death and secure justice.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom of the National Guard — a hero who volunteered to serve DC on Thanksgiving for people she never met and gave the ultimate sacrifice. May she rest in peace. It is now time to avenge her death and secure justice
pic.twitter.com/g6e0PhhD7Z— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) November 27, 2025
Beckstrom was just 20 years old.
Earlier, we reported on how Ms. Beckstrom's father, Gary, had shared with the New York Times that his daughter had suffered a mortal wound and was not expected to survive:
The father of Sarah Beckstrom, one of the wounded National Guard members, said his daughter was unlikely to recover. “I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom said when reached by phone. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.” He declined to talk further. Beckstrom and the other wounded Guard soldier, Andrew Wolfe, are in critical condition, officials have said.
The newspaper also noted that though Wolfe's family has not given any interviews, someone who was at the house told reporters that they were asking for prayers.
Please remember to keep the victims and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Just an incredibly difficult time for them, and to have it happen during the holidays just makes it all the more painful and senseless.
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom
2005 - 2025
R.I.P.
pic.twitter.com/HaAYt1Y3sT— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) November 27, 2025
An American hero, at home with the LORD.
RIP, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom.
May our nation kneel in prayer for her family. https://t.co/u8VNBGcpRt— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) November 27, 2025
RIP Sarah. She was a very lovely young woman.
So very sad….
God bless Sarah and her family.
Damn
Rest in Peace, Sarah Beckstrom.
I’m so sorry this happened to you. You gave you life in service to our country.
And some bum took it away.
May she rest in peace.
So sad to hear the news. She was one of the 3% that are willing to serve a greater cause than self. Bless her and her family.
Really sorry for the family. Now, deport ALL Afghans who have come in since that war started. All of them and their children too. I would so with zero remorse.
And in the end, nothing will be done is the sad part. The guy who shot up FT. Hood is still wasting oxygen.
Deepest condolences to Sarah’s family. Another hero has left us. I know her family and friends will miss her very much. RIP, Sarah. You deserve it.
Taps one more time for a comrade in arms. Thank you Spec Sarah. Your country is better for having known you.
Ashli Babbitt, Steve Scalese, Trump (twice), Corey Companero, Charley Kirk, Sarah Beckstrom.
Forgot to add Andrew Wolfe….
Not to nitpick on such a grave topic, but Sarah deserves the proper recognition.
The percentage of Americans in uniform (full-time and reserve) is less than 1%.
(Sarah wasn't a three-percenter; she was a one-percenter.)
Violence against conservatives is real...
And we, the US Taxpayer, have spent millions for his 3 Hots & a Cot, and ‘culturally sensitive’ meals, since he murdered those soldiers.
God bless. A true American hero.
ICE needs to stop spinning their wheels ejecting farm workers, gardners and maids and start reviewing every single Afghan refugee to determine if any should not be deported.
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