My Family and I are extremely happy to be back in beautiful East Tennessee. After serving 20 years and six combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in the Army as an Infantry Officer we have decided to follow our passion to open JD's Auctions., LLC in beautiful Knoxville, TN. After a year in Knoxville we have moved to Historic Downtown Clinton, TN in the heart of the Antique district.
Jason most recently served as the 4th Brigade 3rd Infantry Division Deputy Commander, and Natalie Served 8 years in the Army and left as a Captain. Both Jason and Natalie worked with Savannah Auction exchange out of Pooler, GA as a relief Auctioneer an online auction specialists. Jason is from Haysi, VA a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains.
Jason began his military service on 03 October 1994 with the Virginia Army National Guard. I graduated from one-station unit training (OSUT) in September 1995, as a Combat Engineer. He enrolled at East Tennessee State University and their ROTC program and earned a Scholarship, while there he majored in Criminal Justice and was commission a 2LT in the Infantry on 05 May 2000. Jason held numerous leadership positions ranging from Platoon Leader through Deputy Brigade Commander. Later Jason attended Webster University earning his Masters of Business Administration M.B.A graduation with honors and a 4.0 GPA.
In the summer of 2014 he attended the North Georgia school of Auctioneering and earned his Auctioneer licensed after passing the state exam for Georgia then later his Tennessee Auctioneers license. He is a member of the National Auctioneers Association.
His military awards and decorations include the Valorous Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Meritorious Unit Citation, The Bronze Star Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Iraqi Campaign Medal with 4 Campaign Stars, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 3 Campaign Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon Numeral 4, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Recruiter Badge, Airborne Parachute Badge, Air Assault Badge, Ranger Tab, and Expert Rifle Badge
It'll be sunny (we hope)! Temp 297.