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Dec 18, 2025

The House Stands United: A Powerful Tribute To Our Fallen National Guard Heroes

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a resolution honoring two National Guard members who were shot in Washington, D.C., late last month. The measure was approved by voice vote, meaning no individual roll call was taken.

U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot just blocks from the White House. Federal authorities are investigating the shooting as a potential terror-related attack.

 

Beckstrom died from her wounds, while Wolfe spent days in critical condition before being upgraded. He will now likely spend months, if not longer, in rehab after being shot in the head.

The purported gunman is an Afghan refugee who arrived in the U.S. as part of Operation Allies Welcome during the U.S. military’s harried exit from Kabul in 2021 that was ordered by then-President Joe Biden.

Lawmakers from both parties spoke in support of the resolution, which was introduced by West Virginia Republican Reps. Carol Miller and Riley Moore. The debate marked a rare moment of bipartisan agreement in the current Congress, Fox News reported.

“As members of the West Virginia National Guard on duty in the nation’s capital, Spc. Beckstrom and Staff Sgt. Wolfe were targeted and violently assaulted with a barrage of gunfire for doing nothing less than performing their duty as a soldier and an airman,” Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., said on Monday.

“Both of them sustained severe gunshot wounds during the attack. Sadly, Spc. Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries and passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thanksgiving Day. While Staff Sgt. Wolfe remains in recovery, and we wish him speedy success in that effort to be back on his feet.”

Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, said Beckstrom’s “life was far too short, but her example will endure.”

 

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