Travis: A Soldier’s Story is a challenging documentary featuring the inspiring true story of United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne. Travis lost portions of both arms and legs as the result of an IED (improvised explosive device) on April 10, 2012 while on patrol during his third tour of duty in Afghanistan. Travis is one of just five quadruple-amputees from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to survive their injuries. Featuring powerful interviews and emotional reenactments from Travis and Kelsey Mills, and fellow soldiers who witnessed the events of April 10th, Travis: A Soldiers Story is an intimate look into the life of a wounded solider as he faces the unimaginable physical and emotional challenges of this life-altering injury. Travis’s story sheds light on the daily inward and outward struggles of our wounded veterans and the difficult rehabilitation processes they face; and Travis’s openness and incredible perseverance will challenge us to look at the way we deal with our own personal trials in life.
The film premiered in Dallas in August 2013 at a sold-out red carpet event. It went on to screen at the US Capitol and in San Diego in coordination with the Gary Sinise Foundation, as well as over 40 cities across the country. The film then returned to Dallas for a sold-out special Veteran’s Day Screening in November 2014. Travis: A Soldier’s Story was an official selection of the 2014 Lifetree Film Festival and winner of Best Documentary Short at the 2014 GI Film Festival.
The documentary and great story of resilience has been on Netflix, iTunes and Amazon Prime.
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