Sarah Beckstrom's former boyfriend said she believed her deployment to Washington was "pointless" before she died after being shot in an ambush near the White House.

Webster County is coming together for a second night to honor the life of U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, the West Virginia National Guard member who was shot and killed in Washington, D.C.

Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old National Guard member who was fatally shot while on patrol in Washington D.C. this week, had mixed feelings about her deployment to the nation’s capital,

Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who died on Thursday, was not initially excited to go to Washington, but had grown to enjoy the city. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remained in critical condition on Friday.

A Fallen Soldier Procession motorcade left Medstar Washington Medical Center Thursday night, escorting the body of U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Beckstrom,

The United States is grieving the death of one of its bravehearts who was ambushed near the White House on November 26. 20-year-old U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries after being shot by Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal while patrolling just two blocks from the White House in Washington D.