National Guardsman Healing After Being Shot 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 Washington DC.
The parents of the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.
The soldier's relatives anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.
The serviceman was one of a pair of state guardsmen shot when a gunman opened fire in proximity to the White House on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.
Morrisey was present at 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 soldier's parents, his family.
"It is clear to us that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, as reported by local news outlet outlets.
"But our faith keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the support from people all over the world."
Previously, the governor 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 the suspect, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.
Prior to his arrival to the US in two years ago, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that worked with American troops in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump dispatched to the nation's capitol in August as part of his policy initiative in urban centers.
Following the shooting, Trump said he desired an additional five hundred National Guard troops sent to the District of Columbia.
The Trump administration has also cited the shooting as a justification for further immigration crackdown measures.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the summer, including the suspect's home country.
