Wounded National Guardsman is making 'extraordinary progress,' can breathe on his own: doctor

The National Guardsman who was changeable successful the caput successful precocious November successful Washington, D.C., is making "extraordinary progress," arsenic helium "is present breathing connected his ain and tin basal with assistance," a neurosurgeon revealed. 

MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Jeffrey Mai provided the update connected U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, arsenic U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who was killed successful the Nov. 26 attack, was laid to remainder this week successful West Virginia. Gov. Patrick Morrisey described Tuesday’s ceremonial for her arsenic "incredibly moving." 

"Sixteen days ago, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was airlifted to MedStar Washington Hospital Center with a captious gunshot coiled to the head. Thanks to the contiguous effect of exigency unit and the exceptional attraction provided by our trauma and neurosurgery teams, helium received lifesaving treatment, including exigency country to power bleeding and relieve unit connected his brain," Mai said successful a connection released Friday. 

"Today, we are arrogant to stock that Staff Sgt. Wolfe has made bonzer progress. He is present breathing connected his ain and tin basal with assistance— important milestones that bespeak his spot and determination. Based connected these improvements, helium is present acceptable to modulation from acute attraction to inpatient rehabilitation arsenic the adjacent measurement successful his betterment journey," helium added.

TRUMP GIVES UPDATE ON WOUNDED NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER FOLLOWING DC AMBUSH SHOOTING

National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, was changeable connected Nov. 26 successful Washington, D.C. (Anthony Peltier/AP; U.S. Attorney's Office via AP)

"While this remains an aboriginal signifier of healing, his advancement gives america each crushed to consciousness hopeful astir what lies ahead," Mai besides said. 

Wolfe’s parents, Melody and Jason Wolfe, released their ain connection saying, "The attraction has been remarkable, and they person told america Andy’s advancement is miraculous." 

"We besides privation to convey the satellite for the prayers. We cognize and admit the powerfulness of prayer, and we spot the effect of God moving with and done these astonishing aesculapian professionals," they added. "People astir the satellite are praying for Andy and the beingness of God was evident successful his country connected galore occasions."

TRUMP INVITES FAMILIES OF TWO NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS SHOT IN DC TO WHITE HOUSE, PLANS TO HONOR SOLDIERS 

This representation captures the dignified transportation of U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, a subordinate of the West Virginia National Guard, astatine the Dodd and Reed Funeral Home successful her hometown of Webster Springs, West Virginia, connected Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photograph by Edwin L. Wriston)

Morrisey said Friday that, "I deliberation we're each going to retrieve Sarah [Beckstrom] for a very, precise agelong clip due to the fact that she was specified a brave pistillate who we mislaid successful that tragic, unprovoked attack." 

The National Guard said Beckstrom was "laid to remainder with afloat subject honors during a ceremonial and interment Dec. 9 astatine the West Virginia National Cemetery successful Grafton, West Virginia."

"As you look crossed these hills and retired onto the rows of headstones, each chromatic a ceramic to the instauration of state upon which we basal today, I promote you to retrieve this," 111th Engineer Brigade Chaplain (Maj.) Christopher Bennett was quoted arsenic saying arsenic helium presided implicit the ceremony. "No plots successful the West Virginia National Cemeteries tin beryllium purchased. Each indispensable beryllium earned, and we cognize Spc. Sarah Backstrom has earned her spot present among america today." 

U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was "laid to remainder with afloat subject honors during a ceremonial and interment connected Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, astatine the West Virginia National Cemetery successful Grafton, West Virginia," the National Guard said. (U.S. Army National Guard photograph by Edwin L. Wriston)

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"There are galore understandable responses to Sarah's tragic murder," Bennett added. "Anger, grief and disorder are earthy and understandable, and God is large capable to grip each of those emotions and more. We tin instrumentality comfortableness successful knowing that God is conscionable and that successful the end, justness volition beryllium served."