Maj Gen Harold Greene, pictured around 1990 with his wife, Susan, and son, Matthew. (Harold F. Greene).

We Honor and Remember:

Major General Harold J. Greene
Hometown / City: Schenectady , NY.
Date of Death: Tuesday, August 5, 2014.
Conflict: Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).
Branch: U.S. Army, Combined Security Transition Command, AFGHANISTAN.

Birth: Feb. 11, 1959, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

General Greene had very close ties with Fort Monmouth in Monmouth County, NJ, and the surrounding communities dating back to 1998 when he was first assigned there and continuing down through the years.

He became the highest-ranking American service member killed by hostile action since Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude was killed in the September 11 attacks.

In 1980, Greene received his commission as an officer. As a brigadier general, Greene was deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland and the Commanding General of Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts. He was next Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), and then as a major general, was Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management in the same office. Later, Greene was the deputy commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan.

He died after being shot by an Afghan soldier at Camp Qargha in Kabul, Afghanistan. He had been making a routine visit to a training facility at the time. He became the highest-ranking American service member killed by hostile action since Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude was killed at the Pentagon in the September 11 attacks, and the highest-ranking one killed on foreign soil since Rear Admiral Rembrandt Cecil Robinson of the U.S. Navy was killed in May 1972, during the Vietnam War. (bio courtesy of: Wikipedia) 

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery 
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

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Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene pays his final respects to his father Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 14. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Klinton Smith)

(The following was provided by Susan Di Vila, President of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Monmouth, NJ Chapter. General Greene had very close ties with Fort Monmouth in Monmouth County and the surrounding communities dating back to to 1998 when he was first assigned there and continuing down through the years)

LTC Harold Greene first entered many of our lives in 1998 when he became the PM ACS.  He truly loved that job, and he especially enjoyed working with each and every member of the PM workforce.  He often talked about the great PM team and the long hours that he and you all put in to meet the needs of the warfighter and provide the best products possible.  He left PM ACS a much better place and touched the lives of all he worked with.  Team PM ACS also touched and impacted MG Greene throughout his career.
 
His career took him to many different and challenging positions.  He excelled in all of them.   In 2011 MG Greene took command as the PEO-IEW&S, and he was back as part of our community.  He often called PEO-IEW&S his "dream job".  He loved working on the programs and even more so with the
people in the PEO.  In the short amount of time he served as the PEO he was able to profoundly impact the culture and re-energize the workforce.  He did this through his willingness to work with people, provide them top cover, and truly care about the products and how they impacted the warfighter.
When we first briefed him on the PM ARES/SAI organization and mission his thoughts went back to his first weeks as PM ACS.  He talked fondly about the work force.  He relayed his continuous respect for their commitment to the mission and their expertise.  He also would engaged the many friends he still
stayed in touch with over the ten plus years since he was a Product Manager. He also made many new friends as PEO-IEW&S.
 
MG Greene left the PEO to fill new and demanding positions in the Pentagon and in Afghanistan. He took with him that great personality, attitude, and commitment to the mission.  Yet while serving in these challenging positions he continued to reach out to all of his friends and colleagues in PEO-IEW&S
and PM SAI.  He was never too busy to send a note, send an email, call, or even get up at 0400 in Afghanistan to dial into a ceremony for a member of our team (right after he checked the Red Sox score).  That's a class act! We were fortunate to work for MG Greene.  We were even more fortunate to have him as a mentor, friend, and colleague.

 Below was provided by COL Rodgers who worked with MG Greene in Afghanistan.It shows his impact on the mission and everyone he worked with:
 
"MG Greene was a true servant leader, mentor, and friend.  All of you who knew MG Greene -- his genuine caring and humility, his personal connection with the people around him, and his wisdom, humor and leadership -- should know that he had the same hugely positive impact here in Afghanistan with our military, civilians, contractors, and Afghan counterparts. He touched everyone here in that special way that we all know and love.  Please honor his memory by continuing to do what you do every day to serve our soldiers and our Nation with selfless dedication."
(Written by Chris Keller)