🔗 Share this article National Guardsman Healing After Being Shot in the Nation's Capital Personnel of the state militia patrolling a subway stop in Washington DC. A member of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, said the governor. The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "We continue to ask all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" Morrisey declared. The governor attended a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a pupil. A clergyman at the event read a message from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe. "It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet outlets. "But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the globe." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of wiggle his feet. Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill. Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that worked with US forces in the South Asian nation. The injured airman was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the nation's capitol in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers. In the aftermath of the shooting, Trump said he desired an additional five hundred military personnel sent to the nation's capital. The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a reason for further restrictive policies. They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.
Personnel of the state militia patrolling a subway stop in Washington DC. A member of the Air National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in the US capital. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, said the governor. The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire in proximity to the presidential residence on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "We continue to ask all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" Morrisey declared. The governor attended a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a pupil. A clergyman at the event read a message from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe. "It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they expressed, according to local news outlet outlets. "But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the globe." Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe. Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had acknowledged medical staff with a positive gesture and was capable of wiggle his feet. Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill. Prior to his arrival to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that worked with US forces in the South Asian nation. The injured airman was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the nation's capitol in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers. In the aftermath of the shooting, Trump said he desired an additional five hundred military personnel sent to the nation's capital. The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a reason for further restrictive policies. They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, including Afghanistan.