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    Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest at W.Va. National Cemetery [Image 5 of 19]

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    Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest at W.Va. National Cemetery

    GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    12.09.2025

    Photo by Officer Candidate Ayden Norcross 

    153rd Public Affairs Detachment

    Evalea Beckstrom, the mother of U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, weeps during her daughter's committal service held at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, Dec. 9, 2025. Spc. Beckstrom, a military police officer with the 863rd Military Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors during a ceremony and interment. Beckstrom died on Nov. 27, 2025 due to a gunshot wound received when she was ambushed by a gunman while on patrol near the Farragut Square Metro Station in Washington, D.C. the previous day. Beckstrom was 20 years old and had served 2 years and 5 months in the West Virginia National Guard. She is survived by mother Evalea Beckstrom, father Gary Beckstrom, sisters Nicole and Christina and brothers Bryan and Wesley. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Cdt. Ayden Norcross)

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    Date Taken: 12.09.2025
    Date Posted: 12.10.2025 14:56
    Photo ID: 9432827
    VIRIN: 251209-Z-IU060-1131
    Resolution: 5019x3346
    Size: 3.84 MB
    Location: GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA, US
    Hometown: WEBSTER SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA, US

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