US EditionWolfe, Beckstrom to get Purple Hearts, Hegseth says
Sarah Beckstrom died and Andrew Wolfe remains critically wounded after an ambush; both will receive Purple Hearts for injuries caused by enemy action, Defense Secretary Hegseth said.
- On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe will receive the Purple Heart after being shot near Farragut Square on Nov. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
- For months, the award request sat in a bureaucratic gray zone over Purple Heart eligibility for attacks on U.S. soil, which resurfaced after the 2015 Chattanooga shootings.
- Investigators say Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, was arraigned Wednesday on nine charges, and Andrew Wolfe is scheduled for skull reconstruction surgery in March and an 8-12 week residential rehab program.
- Prosecutors say they are seeking additional charges that could make Rahmanullah Lakanwal eligible for the death penalty, and Morrisey called the awards "an honor that reflects their courage and sacrifice" after the Purple Heart announcement.
- It remains unclear when the Purple Hearts will be awarded, and the decision could set precedent due to eligibility questions after the 2015 Chattanooga shootings; officials say responders at the scene may also receive medals.
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Hegseth says National Guard members shot in DC ambush by Afghan national will receive Purple Heart
Two West Virginia National Guard members will receive the Purple Heart after being shot, including one fatally, in Washington, D.C., Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday.
W.Va. National Guard members Wolfe & Beckstrom to receive Purple Hearts
West Virginia National Guard members, Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, will soon be Purple Heart recipients, according to U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Wolfe, Beckstrom to get Purple Hearts, Hegseth says
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) - U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the two West Virginia National Guardsmen shot in Washington, D.C. will soon be recipients of the Purple Heart. WVNG Members U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew "Andy" Wolfe, 24, of Martinsburg, and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of Webster Springs, were ambushed by a [...]
Hegseth announces National Guard members ambushed in DC will be awarded the Purple Heart
Hegseth made the announcement at a National Guard reenlistment ceremony at the Washington Monument, where he stated that both will receive the military honor in recognition for their bravery after they were "attacked by a radical."
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