Former President Donald Trump revealed on the weekend that he has invited the relatives of a Guard member tragically killed last week to come to the executive mansion.
He added that he spoke to her family and they were “deeply grieving”.
Specialist Beckstrom, twenty years old, was lost her life in a attack on Wednesday in the nation's capital.
Her colleague, US air force staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four years old, continues receiving treatment in grave state.
Gatherings across West Virginia have occurred in their honor.
The president explained he’s discussed a meeting at the presidential residence for the families of both members of the state Guard.
“I told them: ‘When you’re ready, because that’s a hard experience, visit the White House. We’re going to pay tribute to her,” the president told the press. “And likewise with him, no matter the outcome.”
Community members gathered over the past few days at Webster County high school in the state to remember Sarah.
Both she and Wolfe had been fulfilling duties with the state guard as part of Trump’s national effort to aid public safety in the capital.
“Sarah was the individual that instructors desired. She behaved with quiet strength, a warm expression and a optimistic attitude that encouraged people around her,” Jarrod Hankins, the principal of her alma mater, stated to the Associated Press. “She was kind, caring and always willing to assist people.”
Memorial details for Beckstrom are still being arranged.
Officials have charged a twenty-nine-year-old suspect with a charge of first-degree murder and charges of violent assault while carrying a weapon.
The tragedy caused the administration to halt asylum processing and cease granting entry permits to possessors of Afghan passports.
Wolfe, a resident of the city, started his military career in 2019 and is a 2019 graduate of Musselman High, as reported by the news agency.
He remains under medical supervision and is “in a critical fight”, West Virginia leader Patrick Morrisey stated on Fox News Channel’s The Sunday Briefing.
Attorney general Pam Bondi informed the program that she also intended to meet with his relatives.
Sarah, from Summersville, graduated from Webster County High in June 2023 and enlisted soon after, serving as a military police officer with honor, per the state guard.
“She had a lot of kindness and she definitely had bravery,” Morrisey addressed the audience at the service. “Though her life lasted far too short, she has created a legacy that’s going to last forever.”
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