MATTHEW ALAN LIVESBERGER

MASTER SERGEANT (E-8) · GREEN BERET · 10TH SFG (A) 22 JUL 1987 – 1 JAN 2025 · BUCYRUS, OH

OPERATIONAL STATS

5× BRONZE STAR (one w/ Valor device)
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE · ARMY COMMENDATION w/ VALOR
Remote & autonomous systems mgr · drones, hyperspectral imaging (Lightguard Minotaur)
Norwich University – MA Strategic Studies, summa cum laude (2019)
Army Achievement (4x), Meritorious Service, Good Conduct (multiple)
Special Forces Tab · Combat Service Badge · Parachutist Badge

LAS VEGAS INCIDENT · 1 JAN 2025

Location: Trump Hotel · Cybertruck (rented via Turo, Denver)
Cause: Self-inflicted GSW to head seconds before blast; fireworks/fuel explosion
Injuries: 7 minor; blast contained upward by Cybertruck structure
Final note: "Wake-up call – not a terrorist attack. Americans pay attention to spectacle."
Weapons: 2 firearms (purchased legally Dec 30); handgun at his feet
AI use: ChatGPT used to research explosives, ignition methods

TBI / PTSD: Documented traumatic brain injury (concussions in Helmand), diagnosed PTSD, survivor guilt. Sought depression treatment Aug–Dec 2024 (3 sessions). Feared stigma: "no weakness allowed."

DEPLOYMENTS & ADVISOR OPS (9+ TOURS)

🇦🇫 Afghanistan (2008,2009,2010,2017,2019) · 5×

🇺🇦 Ukraine advisor (2016)

🇹🇯 Tajikistan advisor (2016)

🇬🇪 Georgia combat ops (2021)

🇨🇩 Congo training (2014)

🇸🇾 Syria (classified)

🇩🇪 Germany (Panzer Kaserne)

➕ 3+ additional theaters

BOND · IDEAL · HUMAN

• 8‑month‑old daughter, wife Jennifer (married 2022). To Afghan children: "the Candy Man" – delivered toys, taught English.

• Ex-girlfriend Alicia Arritt (Army nurse) noted withdrawal, depression, memory loss starting 2018.

• Ex-girlfriend: "I think the military didn't get him help when he needed it."

• Multiple concussions (Helmand, Afghanistan). Diagnosed PTSD, moral injury, survivor guilt.

• Sought depression treatment Aug–Dec 2024 (3 sessions); antidepressant (Prozac) at death.

• Feared career impact: "There was a lot of stigma in his unit – mental health is weakness."

MANIFESTO EXCERPT

"Cleanse the burden of brothers lost … needed to cleanse the demons from taking lives and losing fellow soldiers. This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake-up call."

— final texts to ex-girlfriend / recovered letters

COMPLETE DECORATIONS

• Bronze Star (5x – 1 w/ V)
• Combat Infantryman Badge
• Army Commendation w/ Valor
• Army Achievement (4x)
• Meritorious Service Medal
• Army Good Conduct (mult)
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal
• NATO Medal
• Overseas Service Ribbon
• State Dept Meritorious Honor
• Special Forces Tab · CIB · Pathfinder

ASSIGNMENT HISTORY (2006–2025)

• Jul 2022 – Jan 2025: 10th SFG (A), Panzer Kaserne, Germany

• Oct 2013 – Jul 2022: 10th SFG (A), Fort Carson, CO

• Dec 2012 – Oct 2013: Student Support Bn, Fort Bragg, NC

• Oct 2010 – Dec 2012: 19th SFG (A) (NG), Columbus, OH

• Feb 2008 – Oct 2010: 10th SFG (A), Germany

• May 2006 – Feb 2008: 1st SWTG, Fort Bragg (18X)

• 2011–2012: General Dynamics (civilian) hyperspectral imaging integrator

10TH SFG (A) · MASTER SERGEANT (E-8) 22 JUL 1987 – 1 JAN 2025 · 37 years SOURCES: LVMPD, FBI, AP, NYPost, Stars and Stripes, Norwich

* Memorial incorporates official statements and public records. Military terms defined: 18Z (SF Senior Sergeant), CIB (Combat Infantryman Badge), TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), GSW (Gunshot Wound).