National Guardsman Healing Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital

A member of the National Guard is on the mend after he was gravely wounded in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC.

The parents of Andrew Wolfe, twenty-four, say "his head wound is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" stated West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.

The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his recovery, said the governor.

The serviceman was one of two state guardsmen injured by gunfire when a gunman opened fire not far from the White House on 26 November. His colleague, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, succumbed to her wounds.

"Our request remains for all state residents and Americans for their prayers!" Morrisey declared.

Morrisey was present at a vigil on Friday evening for the injured soldier at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the serviceman was once a student.

A clergyman at the event shared a statement 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 local news outlet Metro News.

"However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain thankful for the well-wishes and the encouragement from people all over the world."

Previously, the governor said Staff Sgt Wolfe had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was capable of wiggle his feet.

Law enforcement have charged the suspected shooter, an Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and assault with intent to kill.

Before coming to the US in 2021, he was once a member of a special forces unit in a paramilitary group that operated alongside US forces in the South Asian nation.

The injured airman was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom President Donald Trump deployed to the Washington DC in last summer as part of his policy initiative in Democratic-led cities.

In the aftermath of the incident, the former president said he wanted another 500 military personnel sent to the District of Columbia.

The former presidential office has also cited the attack as a reason for additional restrictive policies.

They have halted naturalization proceedings for foreign nationals from a list of nations that were part of a entry restriction implemented over the recent season, including the suspect's home country.