Boston Red Sox Remember Major General Harold Greene

Red Sox honor general killed in Afghanistan
Harold Greene was Red Sox fan
WCVB News
August 17, 2014

The family of Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, from left, daughter-in-law Kasandra, son Matthew and daughter Amelia, is honored during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros in Boston, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014
AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

BOSTON —The Red Sox had a moment Saturday night to honor Maj. Gen. Harold "Harry" J. Greene, who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month. He was born in Boston and was a big Red Sox fan.

His family wore Red Sox jerseys and stood on top of the dugout when his picture was shown on the center-field scoreboard after the fifth inning. They received a standing ovation. Greene, the highest-ranking U.S. military officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War, was buried with full honors Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery.

The 55-year-old two-star general went to Afghanistan in January. It was his first deployment to a war zone.
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