David H. Hicks | |
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 Official portrait of Chaplain (MG) Hicks, 2003 | |
| Birth name | David Harlan Hicks |
| Born | 1941 (age 83–84) |
| Service | United States Army |
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| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CCH) |
| Battles / wars | War on terror |
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| Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Ordination | 4 August 1974 by Lehigh Presbytery |
David Harlan Hicks (born 1942) is a retired American army officer who served as the 21st Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 2003 to 2007. Hicks began his career in 1958 and was stationed as a patrolman in the Korean Demilitarized Zone in 1965. [1] On 4 August 1974, he was ordained as a minister in the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, which merged with the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1983 to form the Presbyterian Church (USA). [2] [3] He served as a command chaplain at the United States Army Special Forces Command (USASOC) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He has over 30 years of experience as an army chaplain. As the Army's Chief of Chaplains, he oversaw over 2,200 chaplains [3] serving in United States Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve capacities.
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He retired in 2007, and was succeeded by Brig. Gen. Douglas L. Carver.
