Maj. Gen. Harold Joseph Greene
Major General Harold J. Greene of Schenectady, New York was best known to his friends as Harry. In addition to holding deployments around the U.S. and the world, including at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri, in Germany and in Istanbul, Turkey, Greene was highly educated, having earned five advanced degrees. After graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., in 1980, he received his military commission as an engineer officer. Greene went on to obtain master’s degrees in engineering from both Rensselaer and USC, a master's in science at USC, a master's in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College and a doctorate in materials science from USC. Greene was on his first combat tour in Afghanistan, where he was serving as the deputy commander for training Afghan troops, an appointment that was announced in January by the Pentagon. Among his awards and decorations are the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with one star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Army Overseas Service Ribbon. Maj Gen Greene died at age 55, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command, Afghanistan. He was believed to be the highest-ranking U.S. military official killed in action since the war began in Afghanistan in 2001. The shooter, who was wearing an Afghan army uniform, was also killed in the attack near Kabul, but not before he wounded 14 others. Greene leaves behind his wife, retired Col. Sue Myers, who was a study director and a professor at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., and two grown children, a son, Matthew, who is a lieutenant and a graduate of West Point, and a daughter, Amelia. Arlington National Cemetery - Sec 60 Site 8675-A
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