Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing After Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital
A servicemember of the 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, 24, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor.
The family anticipates the Air Force staff sergeant to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his progress, said the governor.
The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a shooter opened fire 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 Americans for their prayers!" the governor said.
The governor attended a candlelight gathering on last Friday night for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a student.
A pastor at the vigil shared a message from the guardsman's mother and father, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"We know that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by regional media outlets.
"But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."
Previously, the state official said the serviceman had acknowledged medical staff with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet.
Police have formally accused the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.
Before coming to the US in two years ago, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that operated alongside US forces in the South Asian nation.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of two thousand National Guard members whom President Donald Trump deployed to the nation's capitol in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.
In the aftermath of the incident, Trump said he wanted another 500 National Guard troops deployed to the nation's capital.
The former presidential office has also cited the attack as a justification for further restrictive policies.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for foreign nationals from 19 countries that were part of a entry restriction announced over the summer, including Afghanistan.
