<Tr> <Th> Relations </Th> <Td> Harold F. Greene (father) Eva S. Greene (mother) Matthew Greene (son) Amelia Greene (daughter) </Td> </Tr> <P> Harold Joseph "Harry" Greene (February 11, 1959--August 5, 2014) was a United States Army general who was killed during the War in Afghanistan . During his time with the U.S. Army, he held various commands associated with engineering and logistical support for U.S. and coalition troops . At the time of his death, he was deputy commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan . </P> <P> At the rank of major general, Greene was the highest - ranking American service member killed by hostile action since Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude was killed in the September 11 attacks, and the highest - ranking service member killed on foreign soil during a war since Rear Admiral Rembrandt Cecil Robinson was killed during the Vietnam War in May 1972 . To date, Greene is also the highest ranking American officer to be killed in combat in the ongoing Global War on Terrorism . </P> <P> Greene was killed at Camp Qargha, Afghanistan when a member of the Afghan National Army opened fire on a delegation of general officers and other dignitaries who were conducting an inspection tour . Fourteen NATO and Afghan service members were wounded in the attack . The attacker was killed at the scene when NATO service members returned fire; a subsequent investigation indicated that the Afghan soldier, a 22 year old Pashtun, was motivated by unhappiness over being denied leave to travel home during the Eid al - Fitr holiday . </P>

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