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Maine’s Travis Mills, Recalibrated Veteran, Publishes Second Book
Book signing to be held in Augusta, ME, on Dec. 21
AUGUSTA, MAINE – Join U.S. Army SSG (Ret.) Travis Mills, Founder and President of the
Travis Mills Foundation, for a signing of his new book, “Bounce Back: 12 Warrior Principles to
Reclaim & Recalibrate Your Life,” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 21, at Barnes and Noble, 9
Marketplace Drive, Augusta.
“Bounce Back” is Mills’s second book. “Tough As They Come” was published in 2016 and not
only tells the story of when Mills lost his limbs in an IED explosion during his third tour of
Afghanistan, but how the power of family and a positive attitude carried him through his
recovery journey to becoming a veteran advocate, motivational speaker, businessman and
philanthropist.
The new book includes a foreword by good friend and fellow soldier Jocko Willink, retired U.S.
Navy Seal officer.
“This book is a master class in recovery, renewal and recalibration,” Willink writes. Travis is not
held back by challenges he faces – he is propelled forward by them. Let’s be more like Travis.”
In “Bounce Back,” Mills offers a glimpse into the incredible mindset he adopted when faced
with the choice of moving forward in the face of inconceivable trauma. He outlines “12 Warrior
Principles” and how these practices can be applied to various traumatic experiences – war,
illness, death, divorce and more – telling stories of adversity in the lives of everyday people Mills
knows personally.
“We all have those moments, the ones where we are set adrift by a life-changing event,” Mills
writes in the book. “Yet we often lack the ability to parse these moments, understand how to
respond and move beyond them.”
Warrior Principles defined in the book include:
That Dog Don’t Hunt – Stop Torturing Yourself and Stop Asking Why.
Stay Within the Guard Rails – Manage Your Emotions and Control Your Attitude.
Get a Battle Buddy – Never Underestimate the Power of a Support System.
Serve – Find Your Voice, Build on Your Strengths, and Live Meaningfully.
Travis’s message – that we cannot control what happens to us, and we can only focus on how we
react and move forward – will inspire survivors from all walks of life.
Featured in the book is Farmington resident Ray Edgar’s story, Army veteran and Warrior
PATHH Guide at the Travis Mills Foundation. The Foundation welcomed Warrior PATHH
(Progressive & Alternative Training for Helping Heroes) in 2019, two years after establishing the
Family Program for post-911 recalibrated veterans and their families.
Mills and the TMF Team saw the need to address the invisible wounds of war and Warrior
PATHH proved to be the life-saving answer. Warrior PATHH is the nation’s first-ever program
designed to cultivate and facilitate Post-Traumatic Growth in combat veterans and first
responders, allowing these warriors to transform times of deep struggle into profound strength
and growth.
Ray, a student in the Foundation’s first PATHH class, credits his transformation from being
crippled by Post-Traumatic Stress, to leading a productive, meaningful life.
Stop by Barnes and Noble in Augusta at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, to meet Travis Mills
where he’ll sign “Bounce Back,” also available on Amazon.
