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Peter W. Chiarelli | |
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 Official portrait, 2008 | |
| Born | (1950-03-23)23 March 1950 (age 75) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2012 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army Multi-National Corps – Iraq 1st Cavalry Division 199th Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (4) Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal |
Peter William Chiarelli[1] (born 23 March 1950)[2] is a retiredUnited States Armygeneral who served as the 32ndVice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from August 2008, to January 2012. He also served as commander,Multi-National Corps – Iraq under GeneralGeorge W. Casey, Jr. He was the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from March 2007 to August 2008. He retired from the United States Army on 31 January 2012, after nearly 40 years of service, and was succeeded as Vice Chief of Staff by GeneralLloyd J. Austin III.
Chiarelli was born inSeattle, Washington, on 23 March 1950, and graduated fromQueen Anne High School in 1968.[1] He is a Distinguished Military Graduate ofSeattle UniversityArmy Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Chiarelli was commissioned a second lieutenant in September 1972. Throughout his career, he has served in army units in the United States, Germany, and Belgium. He has commanded at every level fromplatoon tocorps.
Chiarelli's first assignments were with the9th Infantry Division atFort Lewis, including: support platoon leader for 3rd Squadron (Air), 5th Cavalry Regiment; squadron assistant intelligence staff officer (S-2); squadron intelligence staff officer (S-2);troop executive officer; andtroop commander.[3]
Chiarelli's principal staff assignments were Operations Officer (G-3), 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Hood, Texas; Executive Assistant and, later, Executive Officer to the Supreme Allied Commander, Commander United States European Command atSHAPE Headquarters, Mons, Belgium; and the Director of Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization (G-3/5/7) at Headquarters, Department of the Army.
Chiarelli commanded a motorized infantry battalion,2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, and the199th Infantry Brigade, a separate motorized brigade atFort Lewis, Washington; served as the assistant division commander for support in the1st Cavalry Division atFort Hood, Texas; served as commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, and led it both in theIraq War and duringOperation Iraqi Freedom II; and served as commanding general ofMulti-National Corps – Iraq from January 2006.[4]
Chiarelli holds aBachelor of Science degree inpolitical science fromSeattle University, aMaster of Public Administration degree from theDaniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at theUniversity of Washington, and aMaster of Arts degree innational security strategy fromSalve Regina University. He is also a graduate of the U.S.Naval Command and Staff College and theNational War College.
Chiarelli worked to reduce suicide rates in the army. Out of concerns for stigma, he began using the term "posttraumatic stress", dropping the word "disorder" from the medical nameposttraumatic stress disorder. His term had subsequently become standard use in the armed forces, but was not taken up by the medical community. The name "posttraumatic stress injury" has been proposed by some psychiatrists in 2012, and is endorsed by Chiarelli.[5]
In 2018 Chiarelli retired as CEO of One Mind,[6] which is dedicated to benefiting all affected by brain illness and injury through fostering fundamental changes – using open science principles and creating global public-private partnerships among governmental, corporate, scientific and philanthropic communities – that will radically accelerate the development and implementation of improved diagnostics, treatments and cures – while eliminating the stigma that comes with mental illness.[7]
In the2024 United States presidential election, Chiarelli endorsedKamala Harris.[8]
  | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with three bronzeoak leaf clusters) |
 | Army Distinguished Service Medal |
 | Defense Superior Service Medal |
 | Legion of Merit (with two bronze oak leaf clusters) |
 | Bronze Star Medal |
 | Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
 | Meritorious Service Medal (with four bronze oak leaf clusters) |
 | Army Achievement Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster) |
 | Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
 | Army Meritorious Unit Commendation |
 | Army Superior Unit Award |
 | Department of State Distinguished Honor Award |
 | National Defense Service Medal (with two bronzeservice stars) |
 | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
 | Iraq Campaign Medal (with two bronze service stars) |
 | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
 | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
 | Army Service Ribbon |
  | Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with bronzeaward numeral "4") |
 | NATO Medal for Yugoslavia |
 | Estonian Distinguished Service Decoration of the Defense Forces for battle merit |
 | Unidentified |
 | Medal of Honour - Defence General Staff Joint Forces (Italy) |
The Hero of Military Medicine Award was presented 4 May 2011, to Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli for his efforts to help Soldiers with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress. TheHenry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) presented the award at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., during a HJF Center for Public-Private Partnerships (CP3) event.
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