Donald L. Rutherford
# Donald L. Rutherford

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. He assumed this role on July 22, 2011. He was succeeded by Paul K. Hurley on May 22, 2015.

## 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)
