The National Guard members who were shot in Washington came from West Virginia.

Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom (photo) died; she was just 20. Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe is fighting for life; he is 24.

President Trump sent their unit to D.C. to fight crime, he claimed – but, really, to score political points.

The suspected killer worked for the CIA in Afghanistan – where four Presidents and their advisors sent troops for 20 years.

He was granted asylum here in April as part of “Operation Allies Welcome.”

Old men and women make these decisions.

Young men and women die for their folly.