{"id":13902,"date":"2013-02-04T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=13902"},"modified":"2013-02-04T03:12:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T09:12:24","slug":"apsus-uffelman-family-attends-presidents-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/02\/04\/apsus-uffelman-family-attends-presidents-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU’s Uffelman family attends president’s inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – They bundled up in winter hats, heavy coats, gloves and scarves. Dr. Minoa Uffelman, Austin Peay State University associate professor of history, bought $40.00 worth of \u201cHot Hands\u201d hand warmers because she knew how cold it gets in Washington, D.C., in January.<\/p>\n

Four years earlier, she tried to attend President Barack Obama\u2019s first inauguration, but was among some 4,000-ticket holders unable to cross security barriers and reach the formal event.<\/p>\n

\"Charles,<\/a>

Charles, Maria, Minoa and Carrie Uffelman attend President Barack Obama\u2019s inauguration.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was so disappointing,\u201d Uffelman said. \u201cWe could hear him talking, but we couldn\u2019t hear the words.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was now January 21st, 2013, and Uffelman was determined to attend the president\u2019s second inauguration. Her nephew, Charles Uffelman, had four tickets to the event, having served as the youngest Tennessee delegate at the Democratic National Convention. He invited Minoa to join him, along with his other aunt, APSU alumna Maria Uffelman, and his sister, APSU student Carrie Uffelman.<\/p>\n

The crowd was expected to be a little smaller this year, but the four Uffelmans left early just in case. They didn\u2019t want a repeat of what happened four years earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Monday we left all bundled up at 6:00am, and had no trouble getting there on the Metro,\u201d Minoa said. \u201cWe were in front of the Capitol at 7:30am with a great spot. We had a big screen where we could see what was happening up close and see the people on the Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n

The day slowly brightened as the sun rose, and the Uffelman family watched as celebrities and famous politicians took their seats.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite part of the inauguration was hearing Beyonce sing \u2018The Star Spangled Banner\u2019 while standing in front of our nation\u2019s capital,\u201d Carrie Uffelman said. \u201cIt was amazing! It was so special and an opportunity many people do not get.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Uffelmans struck up a conversation with a family standing next them and discovered they were from Newtown, CT. The family gave the Uffelmans wristbands to commemorate the tragedy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened in Newtown was heartbreaking, especially as a future elementary school teacher,\u201d Carrie, an early childhood education major, said. \u201cMeeting a family from Newtown with so much hope was humbling.\u201d<\/p>\n

[320left]During the trip, the Uffelman family visited some of the area\u2019s major sites, including Mount Vernon, the Washington Monument, the Korean War Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial and the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. They also took a private tour of the State Department and then spent the day at the Newseum and Smithsonian.<\/p>\n

The highlight, however, was witnessing first hand one of the country\u2019s more historic rituals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to describe the feeling when you\u2019re in the middle of thousands and thousands of people,\u201d Minoa said. \u201cYou\u2019re part of something bigger than you. You have this collective energy that is just invigorating.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on this trip to Washington, D.C., contact Uffelman at uffelmanm@apsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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