Wounded combat veteran and regular Fox News contributor Joey Jones delivers the Helen Keller Lecture at Troy University.
For Joey Jones, Aug. 6, 2010, was a day that changed his life. The 24-year-old Marine was deployed to Afghanistan, working as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician, when he stepped on and initiated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), resulting in the loss of both of his legs above the knee and severe damage to his…
Jones lost both legs above the knee when he stepped on an IED during his final deployment to Afghanistan in 2010.
Wounded combat veteran and regular Fox News contributor Johnny ‘Joey’ Jones will deliver the annual Helen Keller Lecture at Troy University on April 29 on the Troy Campus.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 11 a.m. in the Claudia Crosby Theater inside Smith Hall.
The Helen Keller…
This Saturday's Military Appreciation Game will feature a pregame helicopter flyover from Fort Novosel and the annual Walk of Heroes during halftime.
Troy University will pay tribute to the nation’s military and veterans on Saturday, Sept. 28 when the Trojans play host to Sun Belt Conference-foe Louisiana Monroe at Veterans Memorial Stadium for the Military Appreciation Game. Kickoff for the game is set for 6 p.m.
Complimentary tickets for the game are available to all members of…
Nall served as artist-in-residence at TROY in 2000 and 2001.
Fred “Nall” Hollis, a native of Troy and world-renowned artist, passed away on September 14, 2024, at his home in Fairhope.
Nall, who showed interest in the arts and creating from a young age, was known for his surrealist paintings and engravings, portraiture, sculpture and mosaics.
After graduating from the University of Alabama, he would…
