Two National Guard members were tasked with serving the nation. One is dead as the other fights for his life after shooting

Martinsburg, West Virginia (CNN) — On a day when many families gather across the country to give thanks, a National Guard member’s family is mourning her death after an ambush-style shooting in Washington, DC, as her colleague fights for his life while their West Virginia communities ask for prayers.

“She’s just passed away,” President Donald Trump said of US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, in a Thanksgiving call to service members. “She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now.”

US Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, who was also injured in the shooting on Wednesday, remains hospitalized in critical condition following surgery.

“Please keep my son in your prayers,” Wolfe’s father, Jason Wolfe, told CNN.

His son is “a great person” and “he’s a fighter,” he shared.

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