West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks at an event for Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears on Nov. 1, 2025, in Abingdon, Virginia. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Morrisey said Wolfe’s condition appears to be improving, telling reporters in Charleston that there had been some "positive news" from friends and family in the hospital.
"Andrew was asked if he could hear the nurse who asked the question to give a ‘thumbs up’ and he did respond," the governor said, calling the soldier’s mother, Melody, "such a positive force" and that she and her husband, Jason’s top request of the public is to continue to offer prayers.
Morrisey said he attended a vigil for Beckstrom in Webster County over the weekend, and traveled to the Eastern Panhandle for a prayer service for Wolfe that was held in Martinsburg, only 80 miles from Farragut Square.
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Seward and Morrisey spent Thanksgiving Day with the National Guardsmen at the Armory. A video from Morrisey’s social media feed indicated he met with personnel at the Washington, D.C., base.
"Every single one of the people there are volunteering," he said, confirming 170 remain active in Washington.
Maj. Gen. James Seward, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG via DoD)
"Justice must be done in this case. Justice will be meted out."
Morrisey said he supports Trump’s call for new vetting proposals for "undocumented aliens" and loopholes to be closed in refugee vetting.
Seward said the Guard numbers about 6,000 statewide and that members have been shaken by Beckstrom’s killing and Wolfe’s injuries.
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"When we lose one of our family members, I can tell you that every guardsmen I talk to is grieving," he said.
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