As the reality of my accident settled in, I faced a choice.
Most of all it is about someone who was robbed of so much but refused to let a tragedy take his essence..
His remarkable journey is one of faith, family, and the power of perseverance.
Dan became an inspiration to many, including Duke men\'s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, a fellow West Pointer, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau.
He never dwelled on what might have been or what he had lost.
Dan made it easy for people to root for him with his can-do spirit, relentless positivity, and unwavering faith.
He approached relearning such basics as walking and talking with the Army Ranger motto that has always resonated with him: All the way and then some.
Their religious beliefs sustained them through the most trying of times and Dan made a miraculous recovery.
Dan spent more than a year in a coma due to a traumatic brain injury, but his family never gave up hope.
Even after he pulled through doctors didn\'t expect him to have much quality of life.
Dan was in a catastrophic car accident, one that probably should have killed him.
Just before Dan\'s first army deployment, tragedy struck.
Those who knew Dan were convinced he was destined for great things -- and might one day become a general.
A graduate of the United States Military Academy in West Point, Dan had recently completed Army Ranger School.
I could become bitter and depressed, wondering, \'Why me?\' Or I could live each day to the best of my ability, trusting in Jesus Christ to be my source of peace and strength.-- Dan Priatko Anything seemed possible for Pittsburgh-area native Dan Priatko as his 23rd birthday approached.
As the reality of my accident settled in, I faced a choice
