Sgt. Brian Lieberman, a Paratrooper assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, smiles after receiving the Soldier's Medal during a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 6, 2025. Sgt. (Army photo by Spc. Prim Hibbard) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffA combat medic received the Soldier’s Medal – the service’s highest honor for bravery in the face of danger that does not involve combat – for saving the life of a shooting victim near his residence.
Sgt. Brian Lieberman, who serves with the Fort Bragg, North Carolina-based 1st Brigade Combat Team, was presented with the honor earlier this month. The incident took place in June 2023. The record shows that he was at home when he heard gunshots. He grabbed his own firearm and ran to identify and engage the assailant, with no regard for his own well-being. The attacker fled. After identifying himself as a combat medic, a resident and witness directed him to the shooting victim.
While he was helping the wounded person, the attacker drove by and opened fire again.
“I threw myself over the girl, almost used myself as a shield to her so she wouldn’t get shot again. I pulled my weapon and returned fire, then continued to treat the victim,” Lieberman said.
He had to use a plastic grocery bag to temporarily seal the victim’s chest wound until a roommate came with his medical supplies.
“Of course he moved to the sound of gunfire, of course he administered aid, of course he saved somebody’s life,” Col. Jason Schuerger, Lieberman’s unit commander, said.
For his part, Lieberman said he would use the experience to train future medics.
“I always tell my junior medics never to lose their passion for the craft of medicine,” he said. “That no matter where they are, no matter what they’re doing, they can always be there for someone on their worst day.”
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