National Guard member dies after Washington DC attack

Evening Standard

US President Donald Trump said one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House has died, calling the gunman who had worked with the CIA in his native country a “savage monster”.

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00:00I must unfortunately tell you that just seconds before I went on, right now I heard that Sarah

00:16Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the Guardsmen that we're talking about, highly respected,

00:22young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023, outstanding in every way,

00:31she's just passed away, she's no longer with us, she's looking down at us right now,

00:38her parents are with her, this just happened, she was savagely attacked, she's dead,

00:44she's not with us, incredible person, outstanding in every single way, in every department,

00:53it's horrible, as you know, the other young man is fighting for his life,

00:59he's in very bad shape, he's fighting for his life.

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