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Joey Jones | Biography
Joey Jones is a retired Marine officer who became a motivational speaker and television show host.
Who is Joey Jones?
Johnny 'Joey' Jones was born and raised in Dalton, Georgia, Atlanta. He was the first person in his family to graduate high school when he graduated from Southeast Whitfield Highschool in 2004.
After high school, he worked as a forklift operator and took a few classes at Dalton State College. Then he decided to join the Marine Corps. He was only 18 years old when he was sent to Parris Island, South Carolina, for initial training.
During his five years in marine, he learned combat deployment and became an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) technician. Eventually, on 6 August 2010, he was deployed to Helmand Province in Afghanistan. While in the process of destroying explosive devices during a routine drill, Jones mistakenly stepped on a hidden Improvised explosive device (IED