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
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Harold J. Greene