Hey everybody! What's up? My name's
Travis Mills . I'm a retired staff
sergeant from the 82nd Airborne
Division , and I'm a quadruple amputee .
I want to tell you how important the
Armed Services blood program really is .
Back in 2012 , I was injured by a
improvised explosive device an I.E.D.
roadside bomb, whatever you want to call
it , and during that explosion I lost
both arms and both legs. While they were
working on me in the hospital , they
used over 400 units of blood , which at
the time was the most blood ever given .
And the blood bank at the hospital in
Kandahar , ran out of blood that day ,
and people had to rush to donate A+
and universal blood to keep me
alive. From their veins right directly
to mine. I'm alive because people care,
because people donate blood , and
without the blood given to the Armed
Service Blood Program , I would not be
able to stand here and tell you about
how important it is . So I hope you
guys will donate your blood , give back
to the community and make sure that you
can keep people alive and going forward
in life . I want to thank you in
advance for taking the time to watch
this video and tell you right now.
your donation of blood does matter .
Take care , have a great day . Thanks
for all you're gonna do!