National Guardsman Recovering After Being Shot in the Nation's Capital
A servicemember of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an targeted attack last month in the US capital.
The family of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor the governor.
The family expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, according to the official's statement.
The serviceman was one of a pair of state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a shooter began shooting in proximity to the presidential residence on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" the governor said.
Morrisey was present at a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at a local secondary school in his hometown, where the serviceman was once a student.
A clergyman at the vigil read a statement from the guardsman's mother and father, his family.
"We know that there is a long road to go," they expressed, as reported by regional media outlets.
"But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the world."
Earlier in the week, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was able to move his toes.
Police have charged the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.
Prior to his arrival to the United States in two years ago, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a CIA-backed unit that worked with US forces in Afghanistan.
The injured airman was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the nation's capitol in last summer as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers.
Following the incident, the former president said he desired an additional five hundred military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia.
The former presidential office has also referenced the attack as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from a list of nations that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, among them the suspect's home country.
