Major general harold greene biography

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Aug. 13, 2014) -- He was brilliant, "always two steps ahead of the rest of us."

He was tenacious, "a warrior poet who never, ever gave up."

He was beloved, "a husband, a father, a son and one of the greatest Soldiers this Army has ever produced."

But most of all, Maj.

Gen. Harold J. "Harry" Greene was "a true American hero" -- not because of the way he died, but the way he lived.

"Life was his fuel, and he energized us all," said Retired Col. David Moore, during a eulogy for his former colleague.

"We all have our stories. Any one of us could be standing here, telling a unique story about how Harry helped us laugh, helped us grow, and made us better people."

Those stories, punctuated by laughter and tears, were shared in honor of Greene's memory during a ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Monday, six days after Greene was mortally wounded in a shooting at Marshal Fahim National D