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Biography

Brian Huynh Travis was born as Hung Van Huynh in Phan Thiet, South Vietnam, on May 19, 1970. In March 1979, Brian, his elder sister, and brother boarded a small fishing vessel along with twenty-seven other refugees and fled Vietnam under the cover of darkness. After spending thirty days on the high seas with very little food and water, they were very fortunate to have landed on an island in Indonesia. Six months later, Brian, along with his siblings, was sponsored to the United States by his aunt and uncle. They arrived at Travis Air Force Base in November 1979, and began a new life in the State of California. He and his siblings were placed with their aunt and uncle in San Mateo County, and that was where they spent the rest of their childhood. Brian is ever so grateful to our country for giving people like himself an opportunity for a new, healthy, and prosperous life. Brian attended Hillsdale High School in San Mateo and later the Community College of San Mateo. Then in 2002, Brian obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Management from Union Institute and University, Sacramento. In 2000, Brian and his wife Joy moved their family to Fairfield, where they have lived since.

Brian continues to be actively involved with the City of Fairfield Community. He is currently on the City of Fairfield Citizen Advisory Committee to the Tri-City Planning and Cooperative Group. He also serves on the Pedestrian Advisory Committee to the Solano Transportation Authority (STA). In 2008, Brian and other law enforcement members successfully organized the first ever Solano County Law Enforcement for Kids softball tournament to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs and other after-school programs. This event was a huge success. Brian has been a dedicated public servant for most of his life. He enlisted with the California Army National Guard in 1993, because of a strong sense of American pride and a need to give back to the country that has given him and his family so much. He started as a Private and rose through the ranks during the past seventeen years of service. Brian is currently a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves and is assigned to the WARISC at Camp Parks, Dublin, California. He is a veteran of the Bosnia Conflict and is also an Iraq War veteran serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Brian is a decorated soldier from his time in service. One of the most prestigious awards he received was the Bronze Star for his exemplary service in Iraq from 2004 to 2005.

Brian is also a public servant in his civilian career. He became a police officer for the South San Francisco Police Department in March 1999. He served in various capacities from patrol, to SWAT operator, to working in their Downtown Bicycle Patrol Program. In 2006, Brian made the transition to Solano County Sheriff’s Office and became a deputy. In 2008, Brian Travis was awarded “Solano County Deputy of the Year,” which later helped him to be recognized as an outstanding deputy and selected to be a Sheriff’s detective in 2009. Brian is currently a detective for the sheriff’s office. In 2009, Brian ran for the Fairfield City Council, because he deeply cared about the city and the people that live there. He wanted to take a more active role in helping his city be a strong a vibrant city again. Brian received thousands of votes, but unfortunately he did not win. However, Brian is now rich with knowledge and most likely will run for city council again in 2011. Brian has been married for thirteen years to wife Joy and has four beautiful daughters. They also have two awesome dogs.

Family

Brian's father, Huynh Van Thanh, and mother, Pham Thi Be, were business owners. They had eight children, Minh, Tan, My, Hoa, Binh, Thai, Son, and Brian. Brian's father also had a son from a previous marriage, Thong. His father and mother opened up their fish sauce factory in Phu Hai in 1973. Thai tried to escape from Vietnam in 1977, but was never heard from again. Hoa passed away in the early 1990s due to health problems. His father, mother, Minh, Tan, My, Binh, and Son all successfully escaped from Vietnam during the early 1980s. They all settled in the Bay Area, in California. His father passed in 1988 and his mother passed in 1998.

Education  

Brian graduated from Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California. He then earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Management from the Union and Institute University in Sacramento, California.

Civilian Career

Brian joined the South San Francisco Police Department as a reserve officer on July of 1997. After two years of being a reserve officer Brian decided he wanted to become a full-time police officer in March of 1999. He spent the next seven years serving and protecting the residents of South San Francisco. He served in various capacities, such as being on the SWAT team, the Downtown Bicycle Enforcement Team, and other special assignments. He was awarded numerous accommodations for his dedicated services to the people of South San Francisco and his co-workers. In August of 2006, Brian began working for the Solano County Sheriff's Office as a deputy. He became a Field Training Officer in 2007, and helped trained and shaped new recruits into proficient deputies. In 2008, Brian was chosen as "Solano County Deputy of the Year" for his exemplary service to his department and the community. Brian was chosen to be the Family Violence Detective in January 2009, working with a social worker from the Solano County Office of Family Violence Intervention. In January 2010, was chosen to be the General Crimes detective and is currently in that assignment.

Military Career

Brian joined the California Army National Guard in 1993, to give back to this country that has given him and his family so much. He enlisted as a Private (PV1.) He served with the HHC and also Bravo Company, 2/159th INF Battalion (Mechanized), San Jose. He rose to the rank of sergeant (SGT/E5) before joining the 670th Military Police Company in Sunnyvale in 1999. In 2001, Brian attended Officer Candidate School (OCS) and obtained his commission as a second lieutenant (2LT) in August of that year. He joined Bravo Company 250th Military Intelligence Battalion (TE) shortly after as a platoon leader. He served in that capacity for approximately two years. In July 2003, Brian and a contingent of soldiers from 250th MI BN deployed to Bosnia as part of a Stabilization Force Rotation 14 (SFOR14.) Brian completed his deployment in April of 2004 and took on the responsibility as the Executive Officer (XO) for Bravo Company in 2004. Five months later the 250th MI BN (TE) was activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 04-05) and Brian volunteered to go. He was promoted to take over the command of Bravo Company, thus making him the first ever Vietnamese American company commander for the 250th MI BN history. Brian and the rest of the soldiers from th 250th MI BN (TE) arrived home safely in November of 2005 after a 12 month deployment in Iraq. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for exemplary service and leadership in Iraq.

He is currently an intel analyst with Detachment 1, 3200 Strategic Intelligence Group (SIG), Camp Parks, Dublin, CA.

Civic Duties and Community Involvement 

Brian is currently on the City of Fairfield Citizen Advisory Committee to the Tri-City Planning and Cooperative Group. He also serves on the Pedestrian Advisory Committee to the Solano Transportation Authority (STA). In 2008, Brian and other law enforcement members successfully organized the first ever Solano County Law Enforcement for Kids softball tournament to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs and other after-school programs. This event was a huge success.