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Fox News
10-05-2025
- Fox News
Army medic speaks out after being honored for saving 14-year-old girl's life: 'Call of duty'
Army Sgt. Brian Lieberman, 22, said he was "just doing his job" when he saved the life of a 14-year-old girl in the middle of a shooting at his apartment complex. But the United States Army believes Lieberman is an American hero, meriting the Soldier's Medal. Lieberman, an Army medic, is assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Soldier's Medal, a prestigious award since its inception in 1926, is presented to those deemed heroic through "clearly recognizable personal hazard or danger and the voluntary risk of life." It is not enough to simply have been a "good Samaritan" or to save a life. Rather, a recipient must act without hesitation to put his or her own life on the line. On June 5, 2023, a gunman attacked the Carrington Place apartment complex in North Carolina, shooting a teenage girl in the back. Army training instincts kicked in, and Lieberman rushed into the line of fire."I looked out my window with my roommate and we heard people screaming and saw people running around by my complex pool, at which point I grabbed my weapon and ran out my front door while my roommate dialed 911," Lieberman said to Fox News Digital."As I got downstairs, I approached a group of people and I threw my hands up and stated that I am an army medic and they pointed to an individual that was lying in the street. I was only able to locate a single gunshot wound to her lower back." After discovering the wound, Lieberman began using his combat medic expertise to treat the victim, including using grocery bags as a makeshift seal. At that point, the gunman returned."The shooter's vehicle drove past us again, and my roommate yelled at me to get down. I threw myself over the girl while the shooters drove by [and] shot at us again, and then that was when I pulled my weapon out to return fire into the suspect's vehicle."Lieberman then continued seeing to the young victim's wounds until medical personnel arrived 22-year-old sergeant was awarded the Solider's Medal on Tuesday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for his heroism and selflessness that day. But Lieberman's humble, sacrificial nature didn't start in the Army. For him, he thanks his upbringing for his call to service."It all started at home," said Lieberman. "My mom is currently still a nurse and has been for well over 30 years now and my father was a paramedic and a police officer for [a] combined 30 years as well… I just grew up seeing my parents always go above and beyond, always stop[ping] to help someone in need, no matter where they were, what we were doing."
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Brave paratrooper's humble four-word remark as he's honored with heroism medal for saving teenager's life
A Fort Bragg paratrooper said he was 'just doing my job' when he received the Soldier's Medal for saving a teen girl's life during a pool party shooting. Sgt. Brian Lieberman, 22, used his skills as a medic to save a 14-year-old girl who was shot outside his North Carolina apartment on June 5, 2023. The young solider was inside his apartment at the Reserve at Carrington Place complex when he heard the gunshot, reported WTVD. He ran outside and began treating the victim, who was attending a graduation party at the pool. 'I was at my apartment complex when I heard a slew of gunfire outside. I grabbed my weapon and ran outside and identified myself as a medic,' said Lieberman. 'They pointed to a person who was laying in the street. It was surreal. Felt like I had woken up the next day from a crazy dream.' Lieberman's quick thinking saved the young girl's life, and he was nominated for the heroism award. 'I went into fight or flight,' Lieberman told Stars and Stripes as he accepted the award. 'I was just doing my job.' While treating the victim, the shooter drove by the pool hanging out of the vehicle with a gun pointed at Lieberman, according to the Army. 'I threw myself over the girl, almost used myself as a shield to her so she wouldn't get shot again. I pulled out my weapon and returned fire, then continued to treat the victim,' Lieberman said. Once the vehicle left the complex, Lieberman continued to treat the victim. He identified the entrance wound and treated her for shock. 'I was using a Food Lion grocery bag as a makeshift chest shield. She was shot in the lower back and her breathing was affected so I was trying to seal off that wound,' he said. The New York native said he was taught to selflessly help others by his parents. His mother is a nurse and father who worked as both a paramedic and police officer, reported WRAL. 'My mom, as long as I could remember, would always stop at car accidents to try to treat people and see if everyone was okay and try to help where she could,' Lieberman said. Lt. Col. Ryan Boeka, who was the commander of Lieberman's unit at the time, nominated him for the award. The Soldier's Medal was established by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, after the war department declared a need to recognize distinguished individual acts of heroism not involving actual contact with any enemy. It is one of the Army's most distinguished awards for heroic actions on behalf of fellow Soldiers or Civilians. 'I heard the story the night this happened,' Boeka said. 'It was clear right then this was something special. 'I'm incredibly proud of the act of heroism he displayed. Such a great representation of everything this division means and our army values.'
