Funeral for a Hero - Rest in Peace U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom
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Funeral for a Hero - Rest in Peace U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom
"Committal ceremony for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who was laid to rest at W. Va. National Cemetery in Grafton, WV." from the video introduction
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom Laid to Rest at West Virginia National Cemetery
GRAFTON, W.Va. – U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a military police officer with the 863rd Military Police Company, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors during a ceremony and interment Dec. 9 at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia.
Beckstrom, 20, died Nov. 27, after she was fatally wounded in a shooting attack the previous day while performing her duties near the Farragut Square Metro Station in Washington, D.C.
"As you look across these hills and out onto the rows of headstones, each stone a brick to the foundation of freedom upon which we stand today, I encourage you to remember this," said 111th Engineer Brigade Chaplain (Maj.) Christopher Bennett, who presided over the ceremony. "No plots in the West Virginia National Cemeteries can be purchased. Each must be earned, and we know Spc. Sarah Backstrom has earned her place here among us today."..." from the article: Spc. Sarah Beckstrom Laid to Rest at West Virginia National Cemetery