Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered flags around Iowa to be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of a recently killed National Guard soldier.
Reynolds issued the statewide order on Thursday, Dec. 4, to honor Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a West Virginia Na tional Guard soldier who was killed in a shooting by an Afghan national near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 26. Reynolds' order aligns with President Donald Trump's proclamation to lower flags to half-staff on all public buildings, military bases, naval facilities and Navy ships across the United States and Washington, D.C.
Reynolds ordered flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff until sunset, Dec. 4. Here's what to know.
Who was Sarah Beckstrom?
Beckstrom, 20, of Summersville, West Virginia, died on Thanksgiving,

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