National Guardsman Recovering Following Being Shot in Washington DC
A member of the Air National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in Washington DC.
The family of the 24-year-old soldier, 24, report "the injury to his head is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor the governor.
The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in acute care for the next two to three weeks, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.
The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire 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 state residents and the nation's citizens for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.
The governor was present at a vigil on last Friday night for Staff Sgt Wolfe 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 soldier's parents, his family.
"We know that there is a long road to go," they wrote, as reported by regional media Metro News.
"But our belief keeps us optimistic. We remain thankful for the prayers and the encouragement 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.
Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an individual from Afghanistan named the suspect, with premeditated homicide 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 operated alongside American troops in the South Asian nation.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 National Guard members whom the former president deployed to the nation's capitol in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in Democratic-led cities.
Following the shooting, Trump said he desired another 500 military personnel sent to the nation's capital.
The Trump administration has also cited the attack as a reason for further restrictive policies.
They have halted naturalization proceedings for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban announced over the summer, including Afghanistan.
