Travis was born in Albany, NY and raised in St. Louis, MO. Travis enlisted in the Marine Corps in November 2010. Travis served as an Infantry Assaultman based out of Camp Pendleton, CA until March 2015. Then moved to Jefferson City, MO, where his wife, Lyndsey, was born and raised. Travis returned to college after leaving active duty and finished in 2016 and then earned a Masters of Business Administration in 2018 both from Columbia College. Lyndsey and Travis have two children: Watson (8) & Gwendolyn (5). Travis is currently the R.I.S.E. Outreach Manager for the Gary SInise Foundation, and have been with the Gary Sinise Foundation since March 2018.