Ryan Kreider stepped in and saved Reveille

Reveille VIII: Texas A and M Collie Mascot Saved By Handler From Sideline Hit
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The best block of the SMU-Texas A and M game may have occurred off the field, as a quick acting cadet dog handler saved the Aggies’ mascot from being accidentally run over during yesterday’s NCAA football action.

Reveille VIII, the Lassie-lookalike who is the school’s current mascot, might have had a close encounter on the sidelines, but the game wasn’t even close as Johnny “Football” Manziel’s former team defeated SMU by a score of 58-6 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas.

Designated as a Senior Military College, one of only six in the U.S., Texas A and M is one of three public universities with a full-time volunteer Corps of Cadets in an ROTC program. One of the Corps duties is to protect the mascot.

The Dallas Morning News summarized what happened on the sidelines with Reveille VIII’s close call.

“Late in the second quarter of Texas A and M’s game against SMU, Mustangs receiver Der’ikk Thompson stumbled out of bounds after an incomplete pass and was on a collision path with Reveille. That’s when sophomore Ryan Kreider stepped in. Kredier threw a body check on Thompson to knock him off course and leave Reveille unharmed.”
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Corps Member Saves Reveille

But here is the best part of all

Texas A and M cadet to be rewarded for saving Reveille
By Tom Fornelli
College Football Writer
September 22, 2014

We now know the identity of the cadet who saved the day because he's being rewarded for his mascot heroism. Ryan Krieder will receive a special gift from the Commandant of Texas A and M's Corps of Cadets, Brigadier General Joe E. Ramirez.

"Cadet Ryan Kreider made ALL Aggies VERY proud today! What a selfless way for a cadet to take care of our beloved mascot, Miss Reveille," wrote Ramirez on his Facebook page. "As a result, the Commandant is going to buy Ryan's Senior Boots. Fellow cadets can give him junior/senior privileges as they deem appropriate, but I am so proud of what he did, that I'm willing to do something a little more 'substantial' to show the appreciation of ALL Aggies for his selfless act. Ryan, thanks for being such a superb example of what being a member of the Corps of Cadets and being an Aggie is all about! Your senior boots are now compliments of the Commandant! Well done, Ryan! Aggie nation is VERY proud of you!"
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Afghanistan veteran, combat medic helped after shooting

3 Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting Near Texas A and M
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Published: August 13, 2012

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. — A gunman opened fire on police officers near the Texas A and M University campus shortly after noon on Monday, killing at least two people, including a local constable, and wounding four others, the police said. The gunman, who was shot by officers, died after he was taken into custody.

The police identified the constable as Brian Bachmann and said he was shot after approaching the gunman’s house on Fidelity Street about two blocks from campus. A 43-year-old man, Chris Northcliff, who was outside at the time, was also killed.

Rigo Cisneros, 40, an Army medic who served a tour in Afghanistan, saw the shooting from his home across the street.

Mr. Cisneros said he tried to administer CPR to the constable, who was immobile and had no pulse. When paramedics arrived, Mr. Cisneros said he began attending to Mr. Caffall, who had already been handcuffed. read more here

Texas A and M students take stand against Westboro hate group

Texas A and M Students Form Human Wall To Block Westboro Baptist Church Protestors From Soldier Roy Tisdale's Funeral (PHOTOS)

Posted: 07/06/2012

Hundreds of Texas A and M students gathered this week to form a human wall around the funeral service of a soldier to protect his family from Westboro Baptist Church protesters,
KBTX.com reports

Texas A and M alum Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale died on June 28 during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. Tisdale was killed by another soldier who then fatally shot himself.

Tisdale had served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

In the days after the soldier's death, word spread that Westboro Baptist Church members were planning to protest Tisdale's funeral.

Described as a "homophobic and anti-Semitic hate group" by the Anti-Defamation League, Westboro Baptist Church regularly stages protests around the country.

According to KBTX.com, the group, which is based in Kansas, frequently targets military funerals because of "a belief that God punishes soldiers because of America's tolerance of gays."
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One of Army's newest officers killed in Texas A and M Blackhawk crash

Texas A&M Black Hawk crash kills 1, injures 4

By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jan 13, 2009 15:26:21 EST

One month after receiving his commission, 2nd Lt. Zachary Cook, one of the Army’s newest officers, was killed on the same campus where he received his degree.

Cook, 22, of Lufkin, Texas, was in the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Monday in a field on the campus of Texas A&M University. Cook, who was planning to be a pilot, received his commission Dec. 12.

Four other soldiers, all members of the air crew and the Texas National Guard, were injured.

The four Guard soldiers, a chief warrant officer 2, a first lieutenant and two sergeants, are assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, said Col. Bill Meehan, a spokesman for the Texas Guard.

The company, based in Austin, belongs to the Guard’s 36th Combat Aviation Brigade.

The helicopter crashed at about 3:30 p.m. near the Corps of Cadets field on the school’s College Station campus, 100 miles northwest of Houston, according to the Associated Press.
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Blackhawk crashes at Texas A and M Campus

Helicopter Crashes on Texas A and M's Campus, One Dead

Posted: 3:18 PM Jan 12, 2009
Last Updated: 4:42 PM Jan 12, 2009
Reporter: KBTX Staff


One person was killed and four others were injured after an Army Blackhawk helicopter crashed Monday into a field near the Corps of Cadets quad on the campus of Texas A and M University.

The Army UH-60 Blackhawk had a crew of five on board, including four members of the Army National Guard and one member of the ROTC staff at Texas A and M who is a recent graduate, according to Texas A and M officials. The helicopter was reportedly taking off with the crew on board when it fell abruptly back to the ground around 3 p.m.

The identity of the person killed has not been released.

Some of the injured were taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan, others to the College Station Medical Center. Their names and conditions are unknown.

Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene at Duncan Field where the crash took place.
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Houston family seeks helping finding dad's killers

Houston family seeks helping finding dad's killers
By KEVIN MORAN Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
July 30, 2008, 3:26PM

Nadir Ijaz spent his 24th birthday trying to help track down his father's killers.

"My dad was my angel," the Texas A&M University student said Wednesday as he joined with family members, Houston police and Crime Stoppers in appealing for information about the men who killed Mohammad Ijaz Mahmood.

Investigators are seeking the public's help in solving the July 7 killing of Mahmood, who was attacked while going about his routine in his job with a mobile paycheck-cashing service.

Mahmood, 67, was shot about 3:30 p.m. and taken away in his van from a warehouse area on Turning Basin Drive in east Houston, where he had parked to cash workers' paychecks, police said.
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Shipmate died saving my life

Sailor: Shipmate died saving my life
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Sailors say Roger Stone stayed behind to get others to safety

The five survivors were found and airlifted to land around 2 a.m. Sunday

Safety officer Steve Conway: Sailors all "had a fierce will to live"


Steven Guy, a Texas A&M University sailor, said Roger Stone saved him and another sailor by helping them to safety.

"He is my hero," Guy said. "He saved me. If it wasn't for him, I would not be here."

The group never saw Stone after he pushed the two men out of a hatch in the boat, the mariners said. Stone, the boat's second safety officer, was found dead by the Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon.

The two men said they spent a day in open water after their vessel sank in the Gulf of Mexico.

The survivors -- four university students and a safety officer -- told the Coast Guard they were forced off their sailboat after it took on water and capsized early Saturday.

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