WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Dec. 4 in memory of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom, who was fatally shot on Nov. 26, a few blocks from the White House.
“As a mark of respect for the memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, December 4, 2025,” the presidential proclamation stated.
