H.Res. 923

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 923 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 923

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

December 15, 2025.
Whereas, on the afternoon of November 26, 2025, members of the National Guard on 
patrol in Washington, D.C. as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task 
Force were violently assaulted with gunfire in a vicious, targeted 
attack;
Whereas United States Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and United States Air 
Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, both members of the West Virginia 
National Guard, sustained severe gunshot wounds during the attack;
Whereas Specialist Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries and passed away 
surrounded by her loved ones on November 27, 2025, making the ultimate 
sacrifice in service to her country;
Whereas Staff Sergeant Wolfe was hospitalized before a transfer to an in-patient 
rehabilitation facility;
Whereas United States Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who was 20 years old at 
the time of her passing, was from Summersville, West Virginia, enlisted 
on June 6, 2023, weeks after graduating with honors from Webster County 
High School, and was assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, 
111th Engineer Brigade of the West Virginia Army National Guard;
Whereas Specialist Beckstrom worked a civilian job as a community engagement 
specialist at a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center in 
Summersville, West Virginia that provides mental health and substance 
use disorder treatment;
Whereas United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, age 24, of 
Martinsburg, West Virginia, a graduate of Musselman High School in 
Inwood, West Virginia, enlisted on February 5, 2019, while still in high 
school, and was assigned to the Force Support Squadron, 167th Airlift 
Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard;
Whereas, in his civilian job, Staff Sergeant Wolfe has worked as a lineman with 
Frontier Communications since 2023, which has benefitted his community 
by bringing connectivity to more homes and businesses in West Virginia;
Whereas Specialist Beckstrom and Staff Sergeant Wolfe have both received an 
outpouring of support and praise from their communities and from around 
the country as individuals who served with distinction, earned the 
admiration and respect of their communities, and acted selflessly and 
courageously on behalf of others; and
Whereas Specialist Beckstrom and Staff Sergeant Wolfe had both recently 
volunteered to extend their deployments in Washington, D.C. and continue 
their service to help keep the Capital of the United States safe: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) honors the memory, service and sacrifice of United States Army 
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom for her dedicated service to her State and to 
her country as a member of the West Virginia National Guard;
(2) honors the service and sacrifice of United States Air Force 
Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe for his dedicated service to his State and 
to his country as a member of the West Virginia National Guard;
(3) extends its sympathies, gratitude, and support for the Beckstrom 
and Wolfe families for all they have endured and will face because of 
this attack, as their love and support have been the foundation of the 
service of Specialist Beckstrom and Staff Sergeant Wolfe to their State 
and the United States;
(4) honors the bravery of National Guard members on the scene who 
displayed courage and strength while under attack;
(5) expresses gratitude for the swift action of members of the 
National Guard and first responders on the scene who responded to the 
attack and apprehended the attacker;
(6) condemns in the strongest terms the horrific, violent assault on 
United States servicemembers in the Capital of the United States; and
(7) recognizes that the men and women who volunteer to serve their 
communities and their country as members of the National Guard represent 
the very best of the United States of America.
Attest:

Clerk.