After 3 and half jammed packed days, the filming of Travis: A Soldier’s Story is complete! We have so much to share with you but we first wanted to take the time to thank all of those who helped us to create this inspiring documentary film. Because of these kind people listed below we were able to go above and beyond in the making of Travis: A Soldier’s Story! Our hope was to not only create a film with excellence but to serve these soldiers and the Mills family because they have each sacrificed so much. Thank you for giving! Scroll below for video update from Travis and crew!
The Hero’s of the Story: Travis: A Soldier’s Story was created with the real people of the story.
Travis Mills Kelsey Mills Chloe Mills Craig and Tammy Buck Josh Buck Alex Voyce Brandon Fessey Daniel Bateson Ryan Theriot
Special Guests
A special thank you to Troy Aikman NFL Hall of Famer, who came to visit the set of Travis: A Soldiers Story! Rorke Denver: Author of “Damn Few: Making of the Modern Seal” that surprised Travis and Kelsey with a copy of his book with an encouraging note. Special thank you to Erryn Weggenman for setting these up!
Vendors
The VAC and pilots! (Veterans Airlift Command) for providing transportation for all the soldiers DFW Town Cars: They generously gave us a discount on transportation for the Soldier’s for Saturday’s filming. Kate Yancey and Marcus May: Special Effects Makeup Lens Rentals MLD Joe Elledge provided M4’s for life in Afghanistan Roselady Designs for providing welcome flowers for the Mills
Locations
Addison Airport Million Air Hanger La Hacienda in Frisco City of Desoto and Dan Tatsche for providing location for “Afghanistan” Agora Studios Denton Airport: Bill Kendrick Holiday Inn in Desoto Centennial High School in Frisco: Special thanks to Coach Mark
Meals
The Wood Family Normas Cafe The Bell Family The Kendrick Family
Crew: All crew members volunteered their time to create this film.
Jon Link Kristin Link Ryan Hanson Zach Olson Jordan Carter Reece Norris Davis Moore Brooke Moore Katie Norris
Actors: All actors volunteered their time to create this film.
Brian Massey (doctor) Kyle Jenkins (doctor) Melissa Jenkins (nurse) Steve Mokate (1st Sergeant) Ellie Hyland (Chloe’s double) Jeff Hamilton (Travis’s double)
This is just the beginning of our thank you list and there are even more that have worked or given behind the scenes. Because of all these kind folks and our generous backers, we were able to create this gift for Travis! Thank you for rallying around this soldier that gave up so much for us. Stay tuned for more updates, news and behind the scenes!
With gratitude,
Katie Norris
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