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Army

Praise, Condolences For Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, Killed In Afghanistan

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

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Praise, Condolences For Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, Killed In Afghanistan

Maj. Gen. Harold Greene Photo: U.S. Army

Tributes and condolences poured in from Army officials and others for the family of Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, the highest ranking officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War and a longstanding member of the Army's acquisition community. Greene died Aug. 5 of wounds suffered in an attack at a national officer’s school that left 15 wounded, including a Bundeswehr brigadier general and two Afghan generals, one, the of the Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Kabul City, Afghanistan. The…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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