Kay: I heard about Sergeant C two and three times a week, Sergeant C pushed me to do that, and he pushed me to do that and I would hang up the phone and go yes, 'cause, you know, Sergeant C brought out the best in Travis, he brought out the physical abilities of Travis, he brought out the strength of his personality, he brought out so much of the confidence of Travis. He has been huge in Travis' life.

Kay: Travis respected him so much and he trusted him and that made my job as a parent so much easier because I could trust what was going on over there.

Travis: Most people ask Sergeant C to give them a first salute, but I wanted to be unique, I wanted to be different, so my mom pinned one bar on and he pinned the other bar on, because those are two people that got me to the finish line.

MSG Celestine: I think he's going to be a good leader. Opinionated but still reserved, and he's going to turn out to be a one of a kind.

Kay: He has developed into a stronger, better person.

Celestine: He did everything that he needed to do, determined that he was going to fulfill what he set out to do and he did it, you know, he did it.