WV National Guard officers honored for heroism at Pentagon
Ryan Reynolds and Maj. Edwin Stanfield were honored for subduing an attacker, while 2 other West Virginia Guardsmen were recognized for their service.
- On Monday, Major Ryan Reynolds of the West Virginia Army National Guard and Major Edwin Stanfield of the West Virginia Air National Guard received the Soldier's Medal and Airman's Medal at the Pentagon for heroism during a November attack in Washington, D.C.
- Last November, Rahmanullah Lakanwal ambushed a National Guard patrol with a stolen revolver, killing Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and severely wounding Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe before Reynolds and Stanfield subdued him.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised the Guardsmen for choosing "action" during the "impossible situation," while Wolfe attended the ceremony alongside Beckstrom's parents, continuing his recovery following the incident.
- Lakanwal faces charges including first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill, while more than 2,300 National Guard troops remain deployed to Washington through the end of the year.
- Officials told ABC News the Pentagon plans to maintain the federal National Guard mission in the nation's capital until January 20, 2029, through the remainder of President Donald Trump's second term.
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Guardsmen who reacted to November attack receive medals for heroism
Two officers with the West Virginia National Guard received awards for heroism Monday for stopping a gunman who attacked a National Guard patrol in Washington, D.C. The attack killed another West Virginia soldier. Army Maj. Ryan S. Reynolds and Air Force Maj. Edwin O. Stanfield received the Soldier’s Medal and Airman’s Medal, respectively, on Monday. The two were outside a Metro station in Washington in November when a gunman opened fire on a pa…
Service Members Receive Medals for Heroic Action
War Secretary Pete Hegseth, joined by West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, presented medals to service members involved in last year’s shooting near the White House. Army Maj. Ryan Reynolds received the Soldier’s Medal and Air Force Maj. Edwin Stanfield received the Airman’s Medal. Both are part of the West Virginia National Guard. The two guardsmen subdued a man who attacked two other West Virginia Guard members near the White House in Nove…
Guard members decorated for action during terrorist attack in Washington
ARLINGTON, Va. — Two members of the West Virginia National Guard are recognized for their courage under fire in an incident which claimed the life of one comrade and left a second severely wounded. Major Ryan Reynolds of the West Virginia Army National Guard and Major Edwin Stanfield of the West Virginia Air National Guard received the Soldier’s Medal and Airman’s Medal respectively on Monday during a ceremony at the Pentagon. “They neutralized …
WV National Guard officers honored for heroism at Pentagon
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - A ceremony at the Pentagon saw the presentation of the military's highest medal for heroism, outside of combat, to two West Virginia National Guard Officers. Major Edwin Stanfield received the Airmen's Medal and Major Ryan Reynolds received the Soldier's Medal for saving the lives of civilians and their fellow servicemen [...]
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