( CNN ) -- Travis Mills has no arms or legs . He is an American hero who served three tours in Afghanistan and lost all his limbs when a bomb exploded under him . `` How I survived , I have no idea , '' he said . `` I was yelling at the medic , 'Get away from me , ' because I thought I was done . '' The retired United States Army staff sergeant spent months recuperating at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center , but do n't dare call him a wounded warrior . `` I 'm not wounded any more , '' he said . `` I 'm just a guy living life . '' Recalling comrades killed in combat , he asks : `` How selfish would it be if I gave up ? '' He snowboards , bikes and recently jumped out of an airplane with the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team . And now , he has a new admirer in Mike Rowe , the star of `` Dirty Jobs '' and the upcoming CNN series `` Somebody 's Got ta Do It . '' He met Mills a few weeks ago at a conference in Washington and wrote a Facebook post about their exchange to honor him this Memorial Day . As of Monday night , the post had more than 90,000 shares on Facebook . `` He has a motto : Never give up - never quit . He has a Foundation . He 's featured in a new documentary . He also has a wife and a kid , and a deeply personal commitment to help other wounded vets cope with their injuries . '' Rowe wrote . `` But when I asked why I had n't seen him in any of the typical commercials and PSA 's for wounded veterans , his answer was stunning . He said he did n't consider himself to be wounded . ' I 'm not a victim , Mike . And I refuse to be portrayed that way . Case closed . ' '' Rowe ended his candid post by reflecting on the holiday meant to honor America 's military fallen . `` That 's called a gut-check , and I could use one from time to time . Especially on Memorial Day , when the biggest decisions I face are what to grill and which type of frosty beverage to enjoy . This year , as I resolve these and other important issues , I 'll think of Travis Mills . '' The toll of war now includes more amputees . CNN 's Barbara Starr contributed to this report .
Mike Rowe meets Mills at work in Washington . Mills ' motto is ` ` Never give up - never quit '' Rowe posts on Facebook about Mills to mark Mills Day .