Dana De La Rosa: Hiding In Nobility. A Boulder Crest Foundation Story.
By Boulder Crest Foundation
Army musician Dana De La Rosa spent years hiding her pain behind discipline and deployments. The Army rewarded her precision and discipline. For the first time in her life, Dana felt seen. Her work ethic was recognized. She belonged. But the rhythm of her career masked an undertone she hadn’t addressed: the grief, losses, and traumas she’d never processed.
The pressure mounted just before deployment when a soldier in Dana’s squad died by suicide. As their leader, she didn’t know how to grieve; she only knew how to push forward. She redirected her pain into caring for those who remained, determined that her squad would succeed in the mission ahead. But stress followed her home.
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