{"id":29764,"date":"2009-11-13T19:55:17","date_gmt":"2009-11-14T02:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=29764"},"modified":"2018-01-30T20:00:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T03:00:35","slug":"veteran-brings-inspiring-message-to-uccs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=29764","title":{"rendered":"Veteran brings inspiring message to UCCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29764-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman2.mp3\">http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A small but enthusiastic audience turned out in the Lodge on Monday to hear Sgt. 1st Class Dana Bowman tell how determination and drive overcame injury and adversity in his life.<\/p>\n<p>A member of U.S. Army Special Forces and the Golden Knights, the Army&#8217;s elite parachute team, Bowman lost both legs in a training accident and now tours the nation stressing ability over disability. His visit to UCCS was part of campus Veterans Day festivities.<\/p>\n<p>As the first double amputee to re-enlist in the Army, Bowman recounted his accident and his journey back to being an active, contributing member of society. He joked about how his pilot&#8217;s license states he &#8220;must wear artificial limbs when flying,&#8221; and mentioned plans to set a high altitude record in an upcoming parachute jump. After visiting UCCS, Bowman delivered the American flag to Invesco Field in a dramatic parachute jump preceding the Denver Broncos game.<\/p>\n<p>Praising teamwork and education along with will to succeed, he presented a commemorative coin to Dana Rocha, director, UCCS Military and Veteran Affairs.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29764-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman3.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman3.mp3\">http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29767\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman1-large.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29767\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman1-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman1-large.jpg 800w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman1-large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman1-large-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman1-large-750x499.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman1-large-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Dana Bowman signs autographs for two soldiers who attended his presentation Monday at the Lodge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29768\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman2-large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29768\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman2-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman2-large.jpg 575w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman2-large-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman2-large-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Dana Bowman presents a military coin to Dana Rocha, director, Office of Veteran and Military Affairs at the conclusion of a Monday presentation at the Lodge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29769\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman3-large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29769\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman3-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman3-large.jpg 575w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman3-large-300x439.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman3-large-103x150.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Dana Bowman makes a point during a half hour address Monday at the Lodge, part of Veterans Day celebrations on campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A small but enthusiastic audience turned out in the Lodge on Monday to hear Sgt. 1st Class Dana Bowman tell how determination and drive overcame injury and adversity in his life. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=29764\" title=\"Veteran brings inspiring message to UCCS\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bowman1-large.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-7K4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29764"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29771,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29764\/revisions\/29771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}