Harold J. Greene
Major General Harold Joseph "Harry" Greene (February 11, 1959 – August 5, 2014) was an American military man. He was a member of the United States Army.
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| Birth name | Harold Joseph Greene |
| Born | February 11, 1959 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | August 5, 2014 (aged 55) Camp Qargha, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch | 23px United States Army |
| Years of service | 1980–2014[1][2] |
| Rank | 23px Major general[3][4][5] |
| Unit | Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan[3] |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan † |
| Awards | 23px Legion of Merit 23px Purple Heart Medal 23px Meritorious Service Medal 23px Army Commendation Medal 23px Army Achievement Medal 23px National Defense Service Medal 23px Global War on Terrorism Service Medal 23px Army Service Ribbon 23px Army Overseas Service Ribbon |
Greene was killed after being shot by an Afghan soldier while making a routine visit to a training facility. When he died, he became the highest ranking American casualty of the War in Afghanistan. He was also the highest ranking member of the milary to die because of hostile forces since the attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.[6] Green is the highest ranking US military person to die in combat in another country Rear Admiral Rembrandt C. Robinson was killed during the Vietnam War in May 1972.
Harold J. Greene Media
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Greene speaking at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in May 2010
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Greene being promoted to major general in August 2012 by Heidi Shyu, United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
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U.S. Army soldiers remove Greene's casket from a plane after it arrives in Delaware.
References
- ↑ CNN, By Michael Martinez, Catherine E. Shoichet and Jim Sciutto (5 August 2014). "Army Maj. Gen. Harold Greene killed in Afghanistan". CNN.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140805/NEWS/308050075/Insider-attack-victim-identified-Maj-Gen-Harold-Greene
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Major General Harold J. Greene" (PDF). 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "392F - C4ISR Breakfast - Featuring MG Harold J. Greene, USA". Archived from the original on 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Condolence Statement from the Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno for the Loss of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene". Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ U.S. general killed in Afghanistan was key figure in training effort. 5 August 2014. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-general-killed-in-afghanistan-was-key-figure-in-training-effort/2014/08/05/d25cc80a-1cc4-11e4-ae54-0cfe1f974f8a_story.html. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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