President Donald Trump bragged that he won West Virginia with the 'biggest margins' ever in response to a question about whether he plans to attend the funeral of U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom,

West Virginia communities and officials are honoring two members of the state's National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C., this week, lauding their dedication to serving their country.

With one member of the West Virginia National Guard dead and another in critical condition following a shooting the day before Thanksgiving, Gov. Patrick Morrisey called for a moment of prayer for the surviving Guard member and the families of both.

The father of slain West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom noted in a Thursday Facebook post that his daughter had "passed to glory"

U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died after being shot in Washington on Wednesday. (AP Video by Kathleen Batten)

The brave guardsman was identified as 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a Thursday press conference.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro named the two National Guard troops who were shot and critically injured in Washington, D.C., as Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, both uniformed members of the West Virginia National Guard.

Federal officials provided new information on Thanksgiving morning on the shooting that critically injured two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House, calling the attack unprovoked and “ambush style.