By C. Todd Lopez
Two West Virginia National Guardsmen were recognized today in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes for actions late last year while working as part of Joint Task Force District of Columbia — an effort directed by President Donald J. Trump to stop crime in the nation’s capital and to beautify the city.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented Army Maj. Ryan Reynolds with a Soldier’s Medal and Air Force Maj. Edwin Stanfield with an Airman’s Medal.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presents the Soldier’s Medal to Army Maj. Ryan S. Reynolds, 771st Troop Command Battalion executive officer; and the Airman’s Medal to Air Force Maj. Edwin O. Stanfield, 167th Airlift Wing intelligence officer, during a ceremony at the Pentagon, May 4, 2026.
On Nov. 26, 2025, Rahmanullah Lakanwal fired on two National Guard personnel, killing Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of Summersville, West Virginia, and wounding Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, of Martinsburg, West Virginia…
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