Paul K. Hurley | |
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Born | Weymouth, Massachusetts | October 23, 1961
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1984–2019 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps |
Awards |
Paul K. Hurley (born October 23, 1961) served as the 24th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army and is a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Boston. Fr. Hurley retired on May 30, 2019, being succeeded by his Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Thomas L. Solhjem.
On March 27, 2015, the Senate confirmed Hurley's promotion to major general and assignment of Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. [1]
Hurley attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, and graduated there with the Class of 1984. Following graduation, he served two assignments as a field artillery officer in Germany and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, before he began to discern a call to the priesthood. He resigned his commission in 1990 and attended Saint John's Seminary in Boston. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1995 and spent five years as a parish priest in the Archdiocese of Boston before he rejoined the active duty Army Chaplain Corps in 2000. He most recently served as command chaplain for the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. [2]
H. R. McMaster, a classmate of Hurley's from the West Point Class of 1984, swore Hurley in on May 22, 2015. [3]
Hurley is currently the pastor of St. Bonaventure Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts. [4]
Legion of Merit |
Bronze Star Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster |
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster |
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters |
Army Commendation Medal |
Army Achievement Medal |
Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star |
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars |
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
Korea Defense Service Medal |
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal |
Army Service Ribbon |
Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 4 |
NATO Medal for service with ISAF |
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