Donald L. Rutherford

Donald L. Rutherford
Major General Donald L. Rutherford 23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	August 4, 1955 Kinderhook, New York
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1977–2015
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	Gulf War War on Terror Iraq War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal (5)

Chaplain (Major General) Donald L. Rutherford, USA (born August 4, 1955) is an American Army officer and a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese for the Military Services who served as the 23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.

On February 18, 2011, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that Rutherford was nominated for promotion to Major General and assignment of Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.^[1] He assumed this role on July 22, 2011.^[2] He was succeeded by Paul K. Hurley on May 22, 2015.^[3]

Awards and decorations

	Combat Action Badge
	Basic Parachutist Badge
	Army Staff Identification Badge
	82nd Airborne Division Combat Service Identification Badge
	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
	4 Overseas Service Bars

	Army Distinguished Service Medal
	Legion of Merit (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
	Bronze Star
	Meritorious Service Medal (with four bronze oak leaf clusters)
	Army Commendation Medal
	Army Achievement Medal
	Army Presidential Unit Citation
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Valorous Unit Award
	Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
	National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Southwest Asia Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)
	Iraq Campaign Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Humanitarian Service Medal
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal
	Army Service Ribbon
	Overseas Service Ribbon
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

See also

• Armed Forces Chaplains Board
• Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

References

1. Carleton Birch, OCCH (February 18, 2011). "Deputy Chief of Chaplains nominated for second star". www.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
2. Chelsea Place, Pentagram Newspaper (July 22, 2011). "Rutherford assumes role as chief of Army chaplains". www.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
3. Julia LeDoux, Pentagram Staff Writer (May 28, 2015). "Hurley installed as new Army chief of chaplains, pins on two stars". www.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

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