🔗 Share this article National Guardsman Recovering After Being Shot in the Nation's Capital Members of the National Guard monitoring a metro station in Washington DC. A member of the National Guard is on the mend 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,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor. The soldier's relatives anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, said the governor. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting not far from the presidential residence on 26 November. His colleague, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "We continue to ask all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared. Morrisey attended a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a pupil. A clergyman at the vigil read a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe. "It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by local news outlet outlets. "But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the prayers and the support from people all over the world." Staff Sgt the recovering guardsman. Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was able to wiggle his feet. Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and attempted murder. Prior to his arrival to the United States in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group 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 Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers. Following the incident, the former president said he wanted an additional five hundred National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures. They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the recent season, including Afghanistan.
Members of the National Guard monitoring a metro station in Washington DC. A member of the National Guard is on the mend 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,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor. The soldier's relatives anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, said the governor. Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of a pair of state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman began shooting not far from the presidential residence on 26 November. His colleague, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds. "We continue to ask all state residents and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" Morrisey declared. Morrisey attended a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a pupil. A clergyman at the vigil read a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe. "It is clear to us that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by local news outlet outlets. "But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the prayers and the support from people all over the world." Staff Sgt the recovering guardsman. Earlier in the week, the state official said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a positive gesture and was able to wiggle his feet. Law enforcement have formally accused the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with first-degree murder and attempted murder. Prior to his arrival to the United States in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group 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 Washington DC in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers. Following the incident, the former president said he wanted an additional five hundred National Guard troops deployed to the District of Columbia. The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a reason for further immigration crackdown measures. They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the recent season, including Afghanistan.