🔗 Share this article Trump Welcomes Loved Ones of Injured National Guard Personnel to the White House Former President Donald Trump stated on the weekend that he has invited the relatives of a National Guard member tragically killed last week to come to the executive mansion. He noted that he conversed with her parents and they were “deeply grieving”. Background on the Heartbreaking Incident Specialist Beckstrom, twenty years old, was fatally shot in a attack on last Wednesday in Washington DC. Her comrade, US air force staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still in the hospital in serious condition. Gatherings across the state have been held in their memory. White House Offer The president explained he’s proposed a visit to the White House for the parents of both members of the West Virginia Guard. “I told them: ‘When you’re able, because that’s a hard experience, come to the White House. We’re going to recognize Sarah,” Trump told journalists. “And likewise with Andrew, no matter the outcome.” Community Response Mourners assembled over the weekend at the high school in the state to pay respects to Beckstrom. Both she and Wolfe had been working with the military unit as part of Trump’s federal initiative to assist law enforcement in the capital. Remembering Beckstrom “Sarah was the kind of student that instructors hoped for. She behaved with quiet strength, a bright grin and a upbeat demeanor that inspired those around her,” Jarrod Hankins, the principal of her previous school, informed the media. “She was sweet, considerate and always eager to help others.” Service plans for Sarah are yet to be finalized. Judicial Steps and Government Changes Officials have indicted a 29-year-old suspect with one count of murder and charges of assault with intent to kill while armed. The event caused the administration to pause refugee claims and cease issuing visas to possessors of Afghan passports. Condition of Andrew Wolfe Andrew Wolfe, a native of Martinsburg, started his military career in February 2019 and is a 2019 graduate of Musselman high school, as reported by the Associated Press. He remains under medical supervision and is “battling to survive”, the state’s leader the governor said on television. The state’s top lawyer Bondi told a news show that she planned to meet with the family. Impact of Sarah Beckstrom Sarah, from Summersville, graduated from Webster County high school in mid-2023 and joined the military shortly after, serving as a military police officer with distinction, according to the military. “She had a lot of goodness and she absolutely had bravery,” the governor addressed the audience at the vigil. “Though her life ended too soon, she has created a legacy that’s going to endure.”