Department of Texas Marine Corps League

Greg Sumner will serve as Adjutant Paymaster for the 26/27 Fiscal Year. This will be his third year in the position. He is always available to help, and it’s best to reach him by email or text to take care of any issues.

He served active duty from 1980 to 1994 and spent his formative years in Okinawa. Primarily with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, he had numerous adventures off Island including Team Spirit and Camp Fuji. Back at Camp Lejeune, he then taught weapons at ITS at Camp Geiger. He moved on to I&I duty in Harlingen TX and spent the remaining years of his commission with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines where h commanded 2 different Rifle Companies and was the S-3 Officer as his last position.

During this time, he had numerous Deployments, ACB & 29 Stumps. He also served in Desert Storm as the Commanding Officer of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines along with a follow-on float back to the Gulf for 6 months. During his time serving, h went to numerous professional development schools in Quantico, including TBS/IOC and AWS. Upon his end of commission, he managed cold storage warehouses where his last position was a 22-acre facility with 250,000 sq foot capacity.

He is a Charter member of Detachment 1456 Rio Grande Valley in 2018. He has served in various capacities over the years. I became a member of the RGV Diablo Dogs in 2025. He holds the Pedigree Devil Dog rank and has served in various billets there as well. He married Belinda Sumner in 1989. Her love and guidance have been the driving factors in his ability to accomplish many things. She is also one of the members in the RGV Detachment and the RGV Diablo Dogs. She also holds and has held many positions in these organizations