General Discussion

Two members of the West Virginia National Guard remained in critical condition in a hospital on Thursday, officials said, a day after they were ambushed just a few blocks from the White House.

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Both had been deployed to Washington since August, when President Trump ordered troops to the capital as part of what his administration described as a crackdown on crime.

“All we need right now are prayers for my son,” a man at Sergeant Wolfe’s family home told a reporter. He declined to speak more.

Specialist Beckstrom’s father said his daughter was unlikely to recover. “I’m holding her hand right now,” Gary Beckstrom said when reached by phone. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.” He declined to speak further.