Three Texas A&M cadets are the newest recipients of the Corps of Cadets' Cadet Life Saving Award, an honor the Corps says it seldom presents, for stepping in during two separate emergencies.
A stranger down on Texas Avenue
The first came on April 25, following the Corps' spring 2026 Final Review. Sophomore cadets David Berry (Company P-2) and Camila Ospina (Company K-1) came upon a man lying on the ground close to Texas Avenue, according to the announcement.
Ospina turned the unresponsive man onto his side in the recovery position as he began to convulse. Berry called for emergency help and helped her keep the man on his side. Both stayed with him until paramedics arrived and took him to a hospital.
Berry credited the bond formed during the cadets' first year in the Corps. "The Corps taught me to wholeheartedly trust my buddy," he said.
A moped rider struck by a vehicle
In a separate incident, Benjamin Claypole, a senior in Company E-1, helped a woman who had been hit by a vehicle while on a moped. He pressed his shirt against her wound to slow the bleeding and kept helping until medical crews took over.
