3rd Corps Sustainment Command Soldier receives Army Commendation Medal after aiding wounded civilian

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 3rd Corps Sustainment Command was recognized Thursday for his immediate actions in providing life… FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 3rd Corps Sustainment Command was recognized Thursday for his immediate actions in providing lifesaving medical care to a wounded civilian off post, October 1, 2026. Pfc. Stephen Bradley, a Spanish Town, Jamaica native, and a motor transport operator for 126th Composite Truck Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Corps Sustainment Command, was off duty at his residence in nearby Spring Lake, when he heard multiple gunshots nearby. Upon investigating, Bradley discovered an injured man in urgent need of medical assistance.

“I heard several shots and immediately went out to see what happened,” said Bradley. “When I saw someone was wounded, my training immediately took over. All that mattered was getting to him and keeping him stable.” Bradley coordinated with an off-duty law enforcement officer on the scene, identified himself as an Army combat lifesaver-qualified soldier, and retrieved his emergency medical kit. Bradley applied a tourniquet to the victim’s arm along with a pressure dressing and chest seal to treat additional wounds, stabilizing the patient until local emergency medical services arrived. Local first responders commended the Soldier's rapid intervention, noting that the immediate application