Air Force veteran Travis MossBarger was tasked with something most of us can’t even imagine — sending over 300 fallen soldiers home. In this  Urban Valor episode, Travis opens up for the first time about the silent, invisible duty that haunted him every single day of his six years in service.

He didn’t pull a trigger — he processed the aftermath.
He didn’t storm a battlefield — he read the death certificates of those who did.
And he didn’t run from RPG fire — he lit a cigarette and walked calmly to the bunker, knowing if it hit, there was nowhere to go.

This is the side of war few talk about.
The trauma of handling flag-draped caskets.
The emotional cost of staying silent.
The guilt of sending soldiers out, and the pain of bringing them home… not the way he hoped to.

Travis shares the breaking point, the buried emotions, the PTSD, and how he eventually found healing through service again — not in uniform, but in community.

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Video chapters: 
0:00 - Intro: Meet Travis MossBarger
0:40 - First Combat Experience in Afghanistan
2:00 - Why He Joined the Air Force
5:30 - Grandfather’s Influence & Choosing the Military
8:00 - Basic Training: The Harsh Reality
11:00 - Life as a “Latrine Queen” & Leadership Lessons
16:00 - Getting Assigned to Travis AFB
18:00 - Deployment Games & New Airman Initiations
21:30 - Deployment to Kuwait & Saving the 101st 3 Months
25:00 - First Combat Encounter in Afghanistan
28:00 - Fallen Comrade Ceremonies
31:00 - Haunting MedEvac Aircraft Stories
33:00 - Reading Death Certificates for the Fallen
36:00 - The Emotional Toll of Repetition
41:00 - Sending Soldiers Out, Bringing Them Back
45:00 - The Decision to Get Out
50:00 - The Final Deployment & Lying to Mental Health
53:00 - Coming Home: From Silence to Celebration
56:00 - Post-Military Struggles & Moving Home
58:00 - Recovery Begins: Vet Center & New Life
1:00:00 - Founding a Veteran-Friendly Company
1:02:00 - Final Message to Veterans: Seek Help

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