National Guardsman Healing Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in Washington DC

A servicemember of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was critically injured in an targeted attack last month in Washington DC.

The family of the 24-year-old soldier, twenty-four, report "the injury to his head is gradually improving and that he's starting to 'regain his familiar appearance,'" said the state's chief executive the governor.

The family anticipates the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel hopeful about his progress, said the governor.

The serviceman was one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot when a gunman opened fire not far from the White House on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.

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

The governor attended 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 event shared a message from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe.

"We know that there is a difficult journey to go," they expressed, according to regional media outlets.

"But our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the globe."

Earlier in the week, the state official 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 alleged gunman, an individual from Afghanistan named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, with premeditated homicide and attempted murder.

Before coming 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 the South Asian nation.

The injured airman was one of two thousand militia personnel 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 shooting, Trump said he wanted another 500 military personnel deployed to the nation's capital.

The former presidential office has also referenced 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 travel ban announced over the summer, including Afghanistan.