The soldier's medal was awarded to the 22-year-old Army doctor who saved the girl under gunfire
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Army Sergeant. Brian Lieberman, 22, said he was “doing his own job” when he saved the life of a 14-year-old girl in a shooting in his apartment building. But the U.S. Army believes that Lieberman is an American hero, marked by the soldiers' medals.
Lieberman was a military man assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The Soldier's Medal is a prestigious award since its inception in 1926 and is considered a hero by “obviously identifiable personal hazards or dangers and voluntary risk of life.”
Just being a “good Samaritan” or saving lives is not enough. Instead, the recipient must act without hesitation to put his life on the line.
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Sgt. Brian Lieberman, 22, sat down with Fox News Digital, about winning the prestigious Soldier Medal in the June 5, 2023 shooting at his apartment building in North Carolina. The soldiers’ medals have been around since 1926, the highest award for heroism for non-hegemonic combatants in the United States. (Fox News figures)
On June 5, 2023, a gunman attacked the Carrington Square apartment building in North Carolina, shooting a teenage girl backwards. The instinct for Army training began and Lieberman rushed into the line of fire.
“I looked at my window with my roommate and heard people screaming and seeing people running around my plural pool, and I grabbed my weapon and ran out of the front door, while my roommate called 911,” Lieberman told Fox News Digital.
“When I went downstairs, I approached a group of people, I raised my hand and said I was a soldier, pointing at someone lying on the street. I could only find a gunshot wound in her lower back.”
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Sergeant Brian Lieberman received his Soldier Medal for his heroic acts Tuesday, May 6, at a non-combatant on American land in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The soldier's medal is one of the highest honors of the Army, and is specially awarded for heroism that endangers one's own lives. (dvids)
After the wound was discovered, Lieberman began using his combat drug expertise to treat victims, including the use of grocery bags as temporary seals. At that time, the gunman returned.
“The shooter’s vehicle drove past us again and my roommate shouted to me. [and] Fired at us again, when I pulled my weapon out and sent the fire into the suspect's vehicle. ”
Lieberman then continued to see the wounds of the young victim until medical staff arrived at the scene.
The 22-year-old sergeant won a soldier's medal Tuesday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for his heroism and selflessness.
Close-up frame of soldier's medals fixed to the US Army uniform. Sergeant Brian Lieberman won the medal on June 5, 2023 for his heroic act. (Daniel Mariscal / Sgt. DVID)
But Liebermann was modest, and the sacrifice of nature did not begin in the army. For him, he thanked him for his call for service to grow.
“It all started at home,” Lieberman said. “My mom is still a nurse for more than 30 years, and my dad is a paramedic and policeman,” he said. [a] In total, 30 years… When I grew up, I saw that my parents always surpassed and always stopped.[ping] To help people in need, no matter where they are, what we are doing. ”
“The courage and willingness of expert Lieberman to risk his life to protect others is consistent with the best military service tradition and reflects the great credibility of him, the 82nd Airborne Division and the U.S. Army's citation reads.
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Lieberman attributed his true humility to the brave actions of others that day.
“If I weren't my roommate in this situation, I wouldn't have received this award…but if that day didn't work for him, I wouldn't be in the situation where I am now,” Lieberman said. “I don't feel like he's getting too much knowledge he deserves, and I feel like he should be sitting next to me in this interview and every interview.”
“Because he brought me my medical kit, he brought me all the rags I used to clean her blood…so he probably didn’t pull the trigger that day, but he was 110% the reason I was so successful in helping that girl that day.”
Nick Butler of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
