Our presenter is Brigadier General Mike Wallace (retired).  He is the former Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver) of the Texas Army National Guard, 36th Infantry Division.  One of his responsibilities with the 36th was overseeing thousands of soldiers deployed to our southern border.  General Wallace and his former Legal Counsel Eric Bales will discuss with us some of the experiences they encountered at the border and provide an update.

The General has a distinguished military record.  After graduating from the West Point class of 1994, he was commissioned and served in the infantry branch.  He is both Parachutist and Ranger qualified and has received the Air Assault Badge.  He had multiple deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan.  In his civilian career, he is owner and National Sales Director for 401 Plans.