Moments ago, Fox News contributor and fellow Marine veteran Johnny Joey Jones emerged from the ICU at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with a quiet, hopeful update that has the nation holding its breath: Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, the 24-year-old West Virginia Air National Guardsman shot in the November 26, 2025, ambush near the White House, is showing signs of recovery that “defy medical expectations.” “Andrew’s eyes are opening. His hands are moving. Even under heavy sedation… he’s responding in ways we can’t explain,” Jones said in a tearful statement outside the hospital on December 9, 2025, his voice steady but eyes red-rimmed. The revelation comes after weeks of critical updates, with Wolfe’s family crediting “thousands of prayers” for the miracle. Doctors are stunned—and there’s one detail they refused to discuss on camera. His mother, Melody Wolfe, through tears: “My son is going to be a walking testimony when this is over.”
Wolfe and fellow Guardsman Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, both 20, were ambushed by Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, near Farragut West Metro station while on ceremonial duty. Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, leaving behind a husband and infant son. Wolfe, shot multiple times in the torso and head, underwent emergency brain surgery and has battled swelling, infections, and ventilator dependence. Initial reports from November 29 described him as “critical but stable,” with his mother posting updates like “brain space to swell” and “first 24-48 hours biggest.” By December 4, he was sitting up, raising limbs, and patting his mother’s head—small victories that sparked national prayer campaigns led by Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
Jones, a retired EOD technician and Fox & Friends regular, has visited Wolfe daily, becoming a family confidant. “He’s fighting like the warrior he is,” Jones told Fox News, recounting how Wolfe “smiled back at the nurse” and “itched his forehead” on December 8. The “unexplainable” responses—hand squeezes, head turns on command, even attempting to grab his breathing tube—have doctors optimistic, though cautious. “He’s surpassing expectations,” Maj. Gen. Jim Seward, West Virginia National Guard adjutant general, said in a December 8 video with Melody. Sedation reduction revealed more: Wolfe straightening his back, comforting his mom with a hug, and breathing independently for hours.
The family, including Wolfe’s wife and parents, has urged prayers over donations, with Melody posting: “Give them a smile and nod—they’re volunteers.” Trump, who met Wolfe’s parents on December 9, shared: “Andrew got up from bed today—he’s a fighter.” Lakanwal faces first-degree murder charges; Beckstrom’s memorial grows at Farragut West.
As Wolfe’s testimony looms, his story inspires: from critical to conscious, a Guardsman’s grit. Thousands pray; the brink recedes. Andrew’s not just surviving—he’s returning.
