National Guardsman Recovering After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital
A servicemember of the Air National Guard is on the mend after he was critically injured in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.
The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.
The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the next two to three weeks, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, according to the official's statement.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a gunman began shooting in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old his counterpart, succumbed to her wounds.
"Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.
Morrisey attended a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a pupil.
A clergyman at the event shared a message from the guardsman's mother and father, his family.
"We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to regional media outlets.
"However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the prayers and the support from people all over the world."
Earlier in the week, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was able to wiggle his feet.
Police have formally accused the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Before coming to the United States in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that operated alongside American troops in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand militia personnel whom the former president dispatched to the nation's capitol in August as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.
Following the incident, Trump said he wanted another 500 military personnel sent to the District of Columbia.
The Trump administration has also referenced the attack as a justification for additional immigration crackdown measures.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the summer, among them Afghanistan.
