Joe Colton

"Duty, Honor, Country! Not just words... a way to live your life!"

A graduate of West Point, G.I. JOE rose through the ranks and distinguished himself as an outstanding soldier. He was recruited by Special Forces and became a Green Beret, participating in covert missions in trouble spots around the world. Soon he was the most sought after expert on secret operations and successfully led many of the most challenging missions ever conducted. With the rise of the Cobra organization, it became apparent that a special team was needed to fight this dangerous threat. G.I. JOE was chosen to form this elite force, and the GI Joe team was born. G.I. JOE himself “retired” from the team and disappeared from the official military roster. But unofficially, he is the head of a secret strategic defense initiative installation whose lead scientist is G.I. Jane.

Canonical/Pre-MUX/Theme History:
General Colton graduated with the highest honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1960. He was recruited for Special Forces, and later became a Green Beret. In 1963, he was appointed by then President John F. Kennedy to create and command an "ULTIMATE freedom fighting force." It was at this time that he received the code name G.I. Joe.[1]

He later "retired" from active military duty at some point in the later 1960s. He later was placed as the head of a secret Strategic Defense Initiative installation in Dayton, OH. There he serves with the lead scientist, G.I. Jane, who originally maintained cover as a combat nurse.[2]

2009

 * August 3 - After Cobra Commander's Reconnaissance Jet was shot down over Ohio, General G.I. Joe and Temera tracked down Cobra Commander and cornered him in a parking garage in Fairborn. However, the Commander was able to overpowered them and escape.


 * September - General G.I. Joe remains in critical condition in the Ohio Pit.

OOC Notes
Joseph Colton no longer directly leads the Joes, although he is sometimes available as an advisor.

Blog Posts

 * 2009.07.28 - Cobra Commander at Large

Players
Temped by bzero.

Shattered Glass
In the Shattered Glass universe, Joseph Colton is President.