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词条 Gaylord T. Gunhus
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{{Infobox military person
| image = Gaylordtgunhus.jpg
| caption = Major General Gaylord T. Gunhus
20th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
|birth_name = Gaylord Thomas Gunhus
| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|05|22}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|05|27|1940|05|22}}
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial =
| birth_place = Enderlin, North Dakota, U.S.
| death_place = Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
| placeofburial_coordinates =
| nickname = G.T. Gunhus
| allegiance =United States of America
| branch = United States Army
| serviceyears = 1966–2003
| rank = Major General
| unit =
| commands = U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
| battles = Vietnam War
War on Terror
| awards = Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal
| relations =
| laterwork =
}}

Chaplain (Major General) Gaylord Thomas "G.T." Gunhus (May 22, 1940 – May 27, 2016) was an American Army officer who, from 1999 to 2003, served as the 20th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.[1] He is a 1962 Graduate of Seattle Pacific University where he was named Alumnus of the Year in the spring of 2001. He later graduated from the Lutheran Brethren Seminary in 1967 with a Masters of Divinity degree.[2]

After seminary, Gunhus served two tours in the Vietnam War. He graduated from the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1976 with a Masters in Theology degree. He continued his way up the ranks during the next three decades before being named Chief of Chaplains of the US Army in 1999 by President Bill Clinton.[3] He was the head chaplain for the army based at The Pentagon prior to, during, and after the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon. He continued in this role until his retirement in 2003. After retirement, he was the military correspondent for Guideposts magazine. General Gunhus died on May 27, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.[4][5][6]

Awards and decorations

number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}}Legion of Merit (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}}Bronze Star Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}Meritorious Service Medal (with three oak leaf clusters)
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}Air Medal
number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}Army Commendation Medal (with one oak leaf cluster)
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}}Meritorious Unit Commendation
number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}Vietnam Service Medal (with four bronze service stars)
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}Army Service Ribbon
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 2)
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Civil Actions Medal(Individual Award).png|width=60}}Vietnam Civil Actions Medal
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=60}}Vietnam Campaign Medal

References

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1. ^{{cite web|url=https://cgi.marquiswhoswho.com/OnDemand/Default.aspx?last_name=gunhus|publisher=Marquis Who's Who on the Web|accessdate=2016-06-02|title=Gaylord T. Gunhus}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.spu.edu/depts/uc/response/winter2k1/officergent.html|title=An Officer and a Gentleman|first=Clint|last=Kelly|publisher=SPU Response|date=Winter 2001}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://spu.edu/depts/uc/response/Summer99/soldier.html|title=Helping the Hurting Soldier|publisher=SPU Response|date=Summer 1999|first=Connie|last=Mcdougall}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.guideposts.org/blog/listen-for-the-voice-of-vocation|title=Listen for the Voice of Vocation: Celebrating the faith and inspiration of the late Retired Chaplain (Major General) G.T. Gunhus|publisher=Guideposts|accessdate=2016-06-02|date=2016-06-02|first=Pablo|last=Diaz}}
5. ^{{cite book|url=http://www.ccel.us/alifewelllived.ch16.html|title=A Life Well Lived|first1=Jim|last1=Gwinn|first2=Mark|last2=Cutshall|chapter=Chapter 16—The Soldier Who Got His Wish: Gaylord Gunhus|date=2005|isbn=0-9774924-0-0}}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2016/07/gaylord-gunhus-1940-2016/|title=Gaylord Gunhus, 1940-2016|date=2016-07-17|newspaper=Fergus Falls Daily Journal|accessdate=2016-07-26}}

Further reading

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11 : 1940 births|2016 deaths|Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army|United States Army generals|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|People from Enderlin, North Dakota|Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army|American army personnel of the Vietnam War|Vietnam War chaplains|War in Afghanistan (2001–present) chaplains|Recipients of the Air Medal

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