'My baby has passed to glory': Father of murdered National Guard soldier mourns loss

 November 28, 2025

This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Gary Beckstrom, the father of fallen American hero Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard who was shot and killed by a terrorist in Washington, D.C., led a long list of memorials to her, the day after she died.

"My baby girl has passed to glory," he posted on social media. "If I don't talk to you don't be offend[ed] this has been a horrible tragedy."

Dozens of comments, expressing love and prayers for the family, followed.

She was shot, along with Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who remains hospitalized, allegedly by a migrant from Afghanistan who had been allowed into this country by the Biden administration.

The two had been deployed to Washington for "Operation DC Safe and Beautiful" to fight rising crime.

They were ambushed in broad daylight.

According to the Gateway Pundit, The two heroes had volunteered to work that day so others could be home with their families for Thanksgiving."

Pam Bondi, the U.S. attorney general, explained, "She volunteered to be there on Thanksgiving — working today — she volunteers, as did many of those guardsmen and women so other people could be home with their families."

The suspect in the shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national who came to the U.S. under a program set up by Joe Biden, is facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder.

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