No Barriers

Rebuilding Community & Purpose with Cpt. Dave Inbody, US Army, Ret

Episode Summary

Our guest this week is retired US Army Captain Dave Inbody. When he returned home after wartime deployment in Afghanistan he was changed… physically; his body was smashed up and for the rest of his life he’d be an amputee, mentally.. the rehab was more difficult. His purpose in life, his mission… vanished. Where does one go from here? Dave has an impressive resume of medals; Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and many others, but now, 11 years later his accomplishments have transcended the battlefield. He rebuilt his community and re-established his mission and purpose. He says it was like climbing a mountain. However, while he was climbing his own mountain, he helped so many others climb theirs. How did he do it? Listen and find out.

Episode Notes

David Inbody is the father of three children, two sons and a daughter, and has been married to his wife Tiffany for nineteen years.

David was medically retired from the U.S. Army in 2012, after eight years of service. He attained the rank of Captain. He enlisted in 2004 and attended officer candidate school and was commissioned in 2008. He was assigned to Bravo Co, 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regt as a scout platoon leader. He later served as a plans officer and supply officer for the squadron before deploying as a member of an Agricultural Development Team in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

David was injured by an improvised explosive device while on a patrol on 15 July, 2010. As a result of injuries sustained from the blast he lost his right foot and sustained various other injuries. After two years of rehabilitation at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, David medically retired and returned home to College Station, Tx.

He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medals as well as the Combat Action Badge and multiple other awards and decorations.