In Tough As They Come, Travis shares his story of surviving “a simple act of war” that led to the 6’3”, 250-pound man becoming one of only five surviving quadruple amputees from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.After two deployments in Afghanistan, Travis could have opted out of a third tour, but felt he couldn’t let his team go without him. So after promising his wife it would be his last deployment, Travis headed back to war. Six weeks in, on what was scheduled to be a day off, Travis and his team were called into action to sweep a local area for IEDs. After the initial sweep showed the area clear, Travis set down his backpack. That small act was all it took to change his life forever. Just five days before his 25th birthday, an IED instantly made him a triple amputee; his remaining arm was removed two days later. Devastated by his injuries and made desperate by unbearable pain, Travis agreed to be put in a Ketamine coma, a controversial and extremely risky treatment to stop the pain. After experiencing terrifying and vivid hallucinations for days, Travis’s mind cleared, and he was pain-free. For the first time, he felt a flicker of hope. “An enormous challenge lay ahead of me, yet the thought of that didn’t dismay or repulse me anymore,” Travis writes in TOUGH AS THEY COME. “The quest to succeed in the army had always been a challenge for me. My situation now as a quadruple amputee held out the same sort of dare to succeed. For higher reasons I would never know, I was being called to walk a new and unknown pathway.” And so began Travis’s arduous and miraculous journey of recovery—of his life, his faith, and himself.

In September 2013, Travis formed Travis Mills Group, LLC to consult with and speak to organizations and companies inspiring audiences to overcome challenges and adversities. Travis continues to overcome his own life challenges while living as a quadruple amputee.

In September 2013, Travis established the Travis Mills Foundation, a nonprofit organization, formed to benefit and assist combat injured veterans.

Travis: A Soldier's Story is now available on Netflix. 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.