National Guardsman Healing After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital
A servicemember of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in Washington DC.
The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.
The soldier's relatives anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, according to the official's statement.
The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen shot when a gunman began shooting not far from the White House on 26 November. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" the governor said.
The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in his hometown, where the guardsman was once a student.
A clergyman at the vigil shared a message from the soldier's parents, his family.
"It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they expressed, as reported by local news outlet outlets.
"But our faith keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the prayers and the support from people all over the globe."
Earlier in the week, the state official said the serviceman had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet.
Law enforcement have charged the alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
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.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president dispatched to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops deployed to the nation's capital.
The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a justification for additional restrictive policies.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction announced over the summer, among them the suspect's home country.
