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James Logan Jones, Jr.
General, U.S. Marine Corps
James Logan Jones Jr. was born on 19 December 1943 in Kansas City, MO. He is the son of James L. Jones, Sr., a decorated Marine in World War II who was a Captain in the Observer Group and the Commanding Officer of its successor, the Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion. Having spent his formative years in France, where he attended the American School of Paris, Jones Jr. returned to the U.S. to attend the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1966. Jones, who is six feet four inches tall, played forward on the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team. Jones was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at Georgetown and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1967.
Military Career
Upon completion of The Basic School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, in October 1967, he was ordered to the Republic of Vietnam, where he served as a Platoon and Company Commander with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines. While overseas, he was promoted to First Lieutenant in June 1968.
Returning to the U.S. in December 1968, Jones was assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, where he served
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John M. Jones
Confederate officer copy the Land Civil War
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Early life
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James L. Jones
Retired US Marine Corps general and National Security Advisor
For this person's father, see James L. Jones Sr. For the actor, see James Earl Jones.
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| In office January 20, 2009 – October 8, 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Thomas E. Donilon |
| Preceded by | Stephen Hadley |
| Succeeded by | Thomas E. Donilon |
| In office January 17, 2003 – December 7, 2006 | |
| Secretary General | George Robertson Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo (acting) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
| Preceded by | Joseph Ralston |
| Succeeded by | Bantz J. Craddock |
| In office July 1, 1999 – January 12, 2003 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles C. Krulak |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hagee |
| Born | James Logan Jones Jr. (1943-12-19) December 19, 1943 (age 81) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1967–2007 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe United States European Command Commandant of the Marine Corps 2nd Marine Division 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War Gulf War |
| Awards | Defen
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