One good definition of “hero” is someone who rushes to another’s aid, disregarding their personal safety to succor a fellow human being. There are other definitions, but this is the one that applies to the 82nd Airborne’s Sergeant Brian Lieberman, a medic assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, who rushed to the aid of a person not in the line of his military duties, but when a shooting occurred just outside his apartment.
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 Carolina.
The Soldier’s Medal is a significant award and is only…
