Honoring Cpt. Rowdy J. Inmann
Cpt ROWDY J. INMANN was my commander when I was in I Trp 3rd Sqd 3d ACR, before I got out Christmas buy small arms fire. He was a great commander and a great man. He loved his soldiers and was a great teacher. He taught me a lot of things I never thought I would learn in my career. He took great care of his personnel. I just found out about his death saturday, I’ve not had access to T.V. since I got out of the army. It pains me to find this out when I did, I want the family of Cpt. Inman to know that I have them in my prayers, I wish for them to know that he was a great importance and influence in my home life and career. He also helped me get to know what I needed to do when I got out of the army to get the help I need. He kept his soldiers informed, influenced them, and uplifted all of our spirits with his jokes, he took a great interest in our personal lives. We were his extended family, we were like his children. If someone pissed in our morning cheerios, he was there to get us a new bowl, and take care of the problem. He was our mentor, Cpt. Inmann is what personafies a soldier. He got out of the army, and came back in to lead Ironhawk into Iraq. He was a tough leader, not everyone liked him all the time, but at the end of the day you did. It was an honor, and previllage to be apart of his unit for as long as I was, I just wish I could’ve been in Iraq serving along side this great man. I honor him as another fallen comrad, fallen warrior, fallen brother in arms, and as a FALLEN HERO.
I also read an article saying that protestors showed their ugly faces at his funeral, and that the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) prevented them from completely staining that day of moarning, and recongization, and honoring of this fallen HERO. These protestor need to BACK OFF. You have the freedom to do what you are doing, because of men like him, me, and other vets, and you sit there discracing this country by protesting and our heros’ funerals. HOW DARE YOU. If you don’t support the war…..fine….but support us, the vets of this war, and the men and women that are there, and will be there in the future. You ppl that protest these funerals of great men and women, disgust me. Thank you to the PGR, which I am a member of now, and thank you to all those who have served before, with, and will serve after me. ANYONE WHO RAISES THEIR HAND AND SWEARS INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IS A HERO, THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED ARE TOO. PLEASE HELP ME IN HONORING CPT. ROWDY J. INMAN, AND PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY. AND IF YOU HEAR OR SEE SOMEONE DEGRADING OUR MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE, IS, OR WILL SERVE, PLEASE PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE.
TO THE FAMILY OF CPT ROWDY J. INMANN- YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, HE WAS MY MENTOR, FAMILY AND FRIEND, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE WAS A GREAT MAN, AND A GREAT SOLDIER.
Cpt. Inmann did not die in vain. We must never forget that. The young men and women dieing in Iraq (and the Iraqis themselves who are killed) are each and every one sacrificing themselves to secure our freedoms against the 9/11 terrorists. As a truck driver in Iraq always said: “Never forget!”We can kiss our freedoms goodbye the day we forget what Sadaam and the terrorists in Iraq did to our heroes in the WTC, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon.
The protesters you’re speaking of are the Fred Phelps group who have picketed against homosexuals for years. They are not an anti-war group. Most people have just ignored them because honestly they were just picketing against AIDS homosexuals and that dirty lifestyle. But now that they are focusing on our heroic soldiers, I AM OUTRAGED!!!As you said, anyone in uniform is a total hero and freedom warrior. Whether Haditha, Abu Ghreib, or even My Lai – those soldiers were fighting to preserve the freedoms we all take for granted. I’m so sick of the liberal elitests demonizing our armed forces when the liberal “alternative lifestylers” should be thanking them the most.9/11 was a horrible day in history. Let’s never forget what those Hajis did to us and many of them hoped to slink back to Iraq in obscurity. Well, we followed them back to the desert and need to finish the mission. Sadaam and his terrorist thugs will continue to pay for what they perpetrated on the innocents in NYC until the last soldier leaves Iraq. Support our troops – FREEDOM ISN’T FREE!
Please don’t call them Haji, that is a religious name to them, we use it as a diragatory comment which is wrong. To them that is the name men get after they make the sacred journey to Mecca, so please do not call them Haji, I know a few men from Iraq that are true Haji, and while I was there in Iraq, I got to know them. Thank You for your comments.
Sniper Check, I don’t mean to insult you – but have you even spent a single day in Iraq? And if you have can you honestly say with a straight face that you didn’t use the term “haji” hundreds of times? Ask Cindy. All the contractors and all the troops use the term ALL the time – and yes in a derogatory fashion. Why didn’t you have the guts or the balls to challenge that while you were over there? Can you sleep with that on your conscience?
I spent about 9 months over there, and if you would have a payed attention the my comment and post, you would know thatand you would know that I did call them haji all the while I was there, and still catch myself, people chang eand want to correct the wrong they have done, this is one way for me to do that so pay attention next time