User:Mrtrojansoldier

James Edward Hall; aka DJ Jeanius; Flip; Eddie Boo (given name by grandparents);(DJ, Army Soldier, Entrepreneur) born February 20th, 1984, in Newport News, Virginia. Raised in the rural town of Surry County, Virginia; James grow up in a trailer park called Poolesville. He is inspired by his parents, Freddie and Gwendolyn Hall to excel in all his endeavours. He attended Surry County Public Schools through Kindergarten - 10th grade. 11th and 12th grade, he was selected from several applicants to attend Appomattox Regional Governor's School for Arts & Technology in Petersburg, VA. He became the first African American from Surry, VA to attend the school on scholarship from his parent high school. During grade school, he participated in several sports in which he excelled in Basketball and Football. He was offered academic scholarships to Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, West Virginia University, Indiana Tech, and Virginia State University. Unfortunately due to financial complications, James did not attend college for which he accepted invitiation (ODU) and opted to join the United States Army Reserves.

After attending Old Dominion for his first semester and being accepted as a walk-on for the Old Dominion Monarchs Basketball team, James accepted the LPN program for the United States Army Reserves. Upon, completion of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina in November of 2002, James attended the Academy of Health Sciences for the US Army in Ft. Sam Houston, TX. He was selected in the top 10% of his class and was allowed to continue training in the vigoruous Licensed Practical Nurse course at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.

James continued to excel in classes while struggling with life changes in his moral and religious beliefs. During this process, James managed to consolidate himself to manage daily life without immature activities. Upon completion of the LPN course, James started his career at Walter Reed working on the Internal Medicine ward and part-time at OB/GYN ward at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD. He moved from Washington D.C. to the lovely rural area of Gaithersburg, MD. James began to loss interest in nursing and started to pursue his true passion in technology. He begin taking classes at Norfolk State University online as well as University of Maryland University College.

While pursuing a career in Computer Science, James also volunteered for several Humanitarian missions with the United States Army. He went to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and helped the locals who were struggling with poverty. He also went to Vilseck, Germany and help trained with some of the clinical staff in the medical facilities. He also volunteered for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and was deployed to Kuwait for 13 months as an Emergency Medical Technician and Nurse aid in the Naval Hospital and clinics.

As for his career as a DJ... To be continued.