Speakers & Events
November 12,
Lunch Sponsor
Dr. Sharon Hamre and Mr. Scott Hamre
November 12, SPEAKER
Major General Michael H. Sumrall
General Sumrall was commissioned in 1970 through the Army National Guard Officer Candidate School in Alabama. He began his military career in 1966 as an enlisted Soldier with the Alabama Army National Guard. He has served in various leadership assignments throughout his career. In 1985, General Sumrall transitioned to active duty and was assigned to the United States Army Logistics Center at Fort Lee Virginia. He was reassigned to Redstone Arsenal Alabama in 1986 and then Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland in 1988. After a command tour in Germany, he returned stateside and completed the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Following graduation, he returned to Germany. Upon completion of two additional assignments in Germany, he returned stateside in 1997. In 1998, General Sumrall was assigned as the United States Property and Fiscal Officer for Alabama. He was subsequently appointed as The Adjutant General, Alabama, on 1 September 2001. General Sumrall returned to active duty on 15 April 2003 and was assigned to United States Central Command. General Sumrall’s joint assignments include tours as Operations Officer and Senior National Guard Advisor, Headquarters, United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany; Deputy Director for Logistics and Engineering, United States Central Command, Tampa, Florida; Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters, The Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington District of Columbia; Special Assistant to the Chief National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia; and his final assignment was Acting Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau. He retired from active duty in 2011. General Sumrall and his wife Paula reside in Spanish Fort, Alabama.
Where We Meet
The Gift Horse Restaurant
209 W. Laurel Ave., Foley, AL 36535
Our Meetings
Meetings are usually the fourth Tuesday of each month (except November and December).
Time
11:00 AM - Meet and Greet with our members
11:30 AM - Buffet Lunch, $16 cash/check
$21 for non-members
$10 for those not eating
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Speaker and Business meeting