Public Information

Name

Burns, John Travis

Class

2019

Biography

Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon in 1966, Travis Burns enlisted in the US Army Infantry in 1987, serving in the Korean Demilitarized Zone and in the Gulf War. His civilian career included operations and sales in the transportation and rental equipment industries. In 2014 Travis began volunteering with Operation Freedom Bird, a nonprofit that takes veterans on annual Healing Journeys to Washington, D.C. Since 2015 he has served on the working group for Be Connected, a statewide initiative for preventing veteran suicide. Since 2015 Travis has volunteered with the Phoenix VA Hospital Mental Health Advocacy Council and The Ripple Effect, organizations focused on improving veterans’ mental health and preventing veteran suicide. An author, peer support and resource navigator, Travis Burns focuses on moral injury and veteran suicide. ­