Chaplain (LTC) Christopher Wallace

     Chris Wallace was born in 1977 at Fort Benning, GA. He grew up in Hampton, VA in an Army family where his dad retired as a Master Sergeant. He is a Christian minister endorsed by the Association of Gospel Churches in Greenville, SC. He ministered in Baptist churches in VA and SC before joining the U.S. Army. He received a Bachelors, Master of Arts, and Master of Divinity from Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. He serves on the Committee for Military and Veterans Affairs at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.

     Currently Chaplain Wallace is an Army War College Fellow with Notre Dame’s International Security Center. His previous assignments on Active Duty and in the US Army Reserve include III'd Armored Corps and Ft. Hood Deputy Command Chaplain; Division Chaplain for 3rd Infantry Division Chaplain at Fort Stewart, GA; Accessions Officer at the Office of the Chief of Chaplains in the Pentagon; Chaplain (CPT) Assignment Officer at the Office of the Chief of Chaplains in the Pentagon; Deputy Division Chaplain for 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, KS; 3rd Sustainment Brigade Chaplain at Fort Stewart, GA; 812th Transportation Battalion Chaplain at Fort Lee, VA; 441st Military Intelligence Battalion Chaplain at Camp Zama, Japan; and 44th Corps Support Battalion Chaplain at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

     He deployed with the 3rd Sustainment Brigade to Kandahar, Afghanistan from 2012-2013; the 44th Corps Support Battalion to Al Taqaddum, Iraq in 2006; and the 812th Transportation Battalion to Navistar, Kuwait in 2003.

     His military education includes the Command General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS; the Chaplain Major Course; the Chaplain Officer Basic and Career Course at Fort Jackson, SC; and the Master Fitness Training Course.

     His military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (5 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal (2 Service Stars), the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Overseas Ribbon (4 Service Stars), the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.

     Chris is married to the former Kelly R Atchison of Hampton, Virginia. She’s much better than he deserves and as close as it comes to a perfect wife and mom. They met in kindergarten, and they have four children: Kariss (21), Breckenridge (18), William Wallace (16), and Karoline (7). Kariss is a teacher in Hampton, VA. Breck is making the most of an assignment in Texas and learning how to make custom leather boots. William is skilled with computers. Karoline was a late surprise everyone enjoys in the home!