Johnny "Joey" Jones

Johnny "Joey" Jones is a retired staff sergeant of the Marine Corps originally from Dalton, Georgia. He lost his legs after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan in 2010. Jones was in recovery for two years at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where he started a peer visit program. He was then selected for a year-long fellowship on Capitol Hill with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; he also earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University. As an advocate, Jones has appeared on several news programs and has spoken about veterans' issues to many organizations. The spokesperson and chief operating officer of the Boot Campaign and the Pushups for Charity campaign, Jones is about to launch his official website and his weekly podcast Blown Away and is currently writing his memoir. To learn more about Jones, go to http://johnnyjoeyjones.com/.

 

Johnny "Joey" Jones