South Jersey Fourth-grader Dominic Bricker was surprised today with a special ceremony at Washington Township’s Birches Elementary School.

Bricker was honored for performing the Heimlich maneuver on his 5-year-old brother, Michael, when he began choking at a neighbor’s house.

Bricker was given a trophy and celebrated the honor with his parents, Dominic and Brooke.

Gloucester County Freeholder Heather Simmons with Mike and Brooke Bricker, Dominic and Michael