Morrisey requests Purple Heart for Spc. Beckstrom, Staff Sgt. Wolfe

Morrisey requests Purple Heart for WV Guard members shot in DC

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has formally requested that two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot last month be awarded the Purple Heart.

Morrisey requests Purple Heart for WV Guard members Beckstrom, Wolfe, shot in DC

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has formally requested that two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot last month be awarded the Purple Heart.

Morrisey requests Purple Heart for Spc. Beckstrom, Staff Sgt. Wolfe

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is officially requesting that U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, the West Virginia National Guard members attacked in Washington, D.C. last month, be awarded a Purple Heart. He officially made the announcement during a press briefing on Friday, saying [...]

Gov. Morrisey requests Purple Heart for WV Guard members shot in D.C.

A Purple Heart medal is seen during a Purple Heart ceremony June 9, 2015 at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Gov. Patrick Morrisey has formally requested that two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot last month be awarded the Purple Heart. The award is given to service members who are wounded or killed by enemy action. U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of Webster …

Purple Hearts for National Guard members killed, injured in D.C. requested by West Virginia governor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — Governor Patrick Morrisey has formally requested the posthumous awarding of the Purple Heart to U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe of the West Virginia National Guard. The request follows their service while protecting the nation’s capital. Specialist Beckstrom was killed in action, and Staff [...]

Governor says Purple Heart has been requested for National Guard members Beckstrom, Wolfe

Beckstrom, 20, and Wolfe, 24, were shot Nov. 26 while on duty in Washington, D.C. Beckstrom died on Thanksgiving Day, and Wolfe continues to recover from serious injuries.