Johnny Joey Jones Biography

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Johnny Joey Jones is a retired marine and a host famously known as the Host of Fox Nation Outdoor and the podcast “Proud American” on Fox News radio. He is widely popular as a representative of military veterans on various platforms and for his motivational story. Jones is a highly respectable person at the moment because of his valuable service and supreme sacrifices to the nation. 

Johnny Joey Jones Early Life, Family & Education

Johnny Joey Jones was born on 21st July 1986 and grew up in Dalton town, Northwest Georgia. His parents are Joseph Edgar Jones and Joyce Marie Jones while no information about his siblings is available. Ever since his childhood days, he was interested in sports and he loved playing football, baseball, and track and field.

Besides, he is a good son because his father worked as a brick mason and he often helped him in his work as a helping hand. Johnny considered his grandfather and uncle as father figures and was highly close to them.

Johnny completed his high school studies in 2004 at Southeast Whitfield High School in Dalton where he was an honors student. He later attended Georgetown University in 2012 to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree. Jones graduated with a degree in liberal studies, and social and public policy in 2014.

Career

Johnny Joey Jones started his career as a marine and was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan for around nine years of his service. He worked in the Staff Sergeant position but his career came to an end after he endured an injury in Afghanistan where he was working as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician.

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Joey lost both his legs in the injury and also injured his arms and wrists severely. Throughout his career, he suffered and also recovered from injuries a lot but still dedicated his life as a military advisor and motivational speaker to the nation.

Apart from this, he also served as a senior policy advisor to military initiatives and developed a Warrior Week military transition program. Johnny also served as the chief operating officer at a nonprofit boot campaign where he focused on educating the public on issues related to veterans.

He has also worked in NASCAR, Politics, and the Film Industry. He also gave his voice to a character in the movie “Lincoln”. Joey also served as a technical advisor to the film “Bad Hurt” and gave his contributed to the movie “Range 15”.

Fox News

Jones currently works with Fox Network as a contributor and hosts the show “Fox Nation Outdoor”. He also hosts the podcast on Fox networks named “Proud American”. He also works as a political advisor for presidential candidates and Congress members on both sides.

Johnny also owns his own company named JJJ Consulting and recently appeared on the Guy Benson radio show on Fox radio to talk about the suicide bombing attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan which caused a lot of destruction and the demise of several US service nationals.

Controversy

Johnny recently talked about how several US service members lost their lives in the Afghanistan suicide bombings and criticized the events. He stated that it was not important to point out who was at fault and sit idle doing nothing to change the circumstance. He said that decisions must be made to save lives and not to risk them.

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Joey also said that he didn’t know any Marine who would die saving Americans and sit on a flat line to protect Joe Biden’s legacy. He tried to point out how the Marines were made to sit behind the wall and were not allowed to cross the wire to do their job.

Johnny Joey Jones Biography

Real Name Johnny Joey Jones
Birth Date July 21, 1986
Age (as of 2024) 37 Years
Birth Place Dalton, Northwest Georgia, USA
Nationality American
Profession Contributor
Religion Christianity
Sun sign Cancer

Physical Statistics

Johnny Joey Jones Fox News
Height in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in Centimeters – 173 cm
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown

Family

Father Joseph Edgar Jones 
Mother Joyce Marie Jones
Sister
Brother

Qualification/Education

School Southeast Whitfield High School
College Georgetown University

Relationship Status

Marital Status Married
Who is his wife? Meg Jones
Children Two

Personal Life

Johnny Joey Jones is currently married to his wife Meg and is settled with his family in Newnan, Georgia. Johnny suffered a lot during his surgeries and physical therapy after the injury and spent weeks at the National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

He often asked his friends and family to leave him alone while he was at the hospital. Jones also often suffered from Phantom leg pains but has now gotten used to it. Johnny is active on Twitter since 2011 and currently has 340k followers. He also has an Instagram account where he has 96k followers. he is not known to be on any other platforms.

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Johnny Joey Jones Net Worth

Johnny Joey Jones worked as a marine for nine years and later as a motivational speaker, Fox News contributor, and much more. He has earned a lot of wealth majorly sourced from his profession as a Fox Network contributor.

Apart from this, he surely earned honor and respect for working in the US Army and he is one of the best sources of inspiration for young guns who want to serve the nation. It’s kind of weird to predict the wealth of a national hero so we would just leave it here and we are so proud of his service.

Trivia

  • Joey first started working as a forklift operator along with attending Dalton State College but wasn’t satisfied and decided to join the US Marine Corps instead.
  • He started a peer visit program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center while he was recovering.
  • Joey created a fellowship on Capitol Hill with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and helped in policy changes within the Department of Defense.
  • Barak Obama invited him to the White House where he discussed the challenges of facing active duty and retired service in 2012.
  • In 2009, Johnny did CPR on his father until the paramedics came but the next day his father died.

18 thoughts on “Johnny Joey Jones Biography”

  1. Thank you and WELL-DONE I had thirteen years in Uncle Sams Submarine Canoe Club at Pearl Harbor,Hawaii sub base

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  2. Joey we all look up to you on the Fox News network thank you for ur service to the country. My twenty year old so graduated high school went straight into the marines.He is at 29palms California doing his training.we really hope the world calms down before he finishes up his duty

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  3. SSTG Jones,
    Your work at Fox News is EXEMPATORY. I see you has protector of the tradition of America, those who have risked everything to uphold the proud traditions of our great nation, the Marine Corp. and humanity as a whole.

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  4. Dear Joey,
    I am always glad to see you on Fox and am so proud of your service and courage.
    You keep the honor of being an American alive!!
    I am an 85 retired Delaware elementary teacher.

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  5. Johnny, really enjoy seeing you on fox, great job always and aprreciate your service to our country. Thank you so much

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  6. God Bless you Joey, you make me proud to be an American. Thank you for your service to this great country. 🇺🇸

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  7. My husband was a marine veteran and EOD specialist as well I. The Korean War, Johnny and we both appreciate what you did and what you do today. You are a hero I every sense of the word

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  8. I love watching you on Fox news and I very much APPRECIATE YOUR SACRIFICE FOR THIS COUNTRY AND FOR OTHERS!!!!!! You are truly an inspiration to all of us and someone to be very proud of!!!!! You are a wonderful guy and I love you and all you do!!!!!

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  9. Joey, my father served this country in USN and was killed during WW2 when shot out of the sky on a mission off the USS Hornet. Even though I never knew him, I am so proud of him and others like you. I was 6 months old when he died January 1945. He also never got to see his son. Thank you again for your service then and now. God Bless you and your family. Look forward to oyu on Fox every day.

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  10. It was a pleasure meeting you in North Carolina at the No Barriers Outdoor Classic. Stay Strong Bravo Zulu

    I will take you up on your offer if it still stands when I get my Purple Heart, we will pin it on live, only to give encouragement to those others who served but were not properly recognized due to all kinds of reasons but women especially.

    Best Regards,
    CSM (R) Gretchen Evans

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