Donald L. Rutherford

Donald L. Rutherford
Donald L. Rutherford
	; Major General Donald L. Rutherford; 23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	August 4, 1955 (age 57); Kinderhook, New York
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1977 - present
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	Gulf War; War on Terror; Iraq War
Awards	Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal

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 is serving as the 23^rd 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.^[2]

[edit] Awards and decorations

	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 Reserve Components Achievement Medal
	Presidential Unit Citation
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Valorous Unit Award
	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)

^ Carleton Birch, OCCH (February 18, 2011). "Deputy Chief of Chaplains nominated for second star". www.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
^ 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.

Military offices
Preceded by Douglas L. Carver	Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 2008 – 2011	Succeeded by Charles R. Bailey
Preceded by Douglas L. Carver	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 2011 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Rutherford, Donald L.
Alternative names
Short description	American Army officer and chaplain
Date of birth	August 4, 1955
Place of birth	Kinderhook, New York
Date of death
Place of death

Donald L. Rutherford
Major General Donald L. Rutherford 23^rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	(1955-08-04) August 4, 1955 (age 57) Kinderhook, New York
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1977 - present
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	Gulf War War on Terror Iraq War
Awards	Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal