U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tom Carden, The Adjutant General of Georgia, is scheduled to speak at a Memorial Day event on May 29 in Summerville, Georgia.

Major General Carden was appointed by Governor Kemp in January of 2019 as the 43rd Adjutant General of the Georgia Department of Defense. He is responsible for directing, coordinating, organizing and stationing the Army and Air National Guards of the State of Georgia, the Georgia State Defense Force,  and federal and state civilians, ensuring their readiness to perform state and national missions.

Major General Carden has held a number of key positions in the Army and Georgia Army National Guard. Most recently, he served as Deputy Commanding General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Multi-National Division Southeast (Romania). Major General Carden previously served as the Georgia Army National Guard Commanding General, chief of staff,  deputy chief of staff for operations, and deputy chief for personnel.

Major General Carden will be the key-note speaker at the Memorial Day event at Veterans Park in Summerville next Saturday.