Dr. Susan Myers, widow of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, places a red rose on her husband's casket following a graveside service for the major general in Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 14. Greene was killed by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier A...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) hold pre-folded American flags before the start of the graveside service for Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. The three pre-folded...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene's casket during the graveside service in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene was killed by a man believed to be an Afghan s...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in the graveside service for Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Aug. 14, 2014. Greene was killed by a man believed to be an Afghan soldi...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in the graveside service for Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Aug. 14, 2014. Greene was killed by a man believed to be an Afghan soldi...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in the graveside service for Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Aug. 14, 2014. Greene was killed by an Afghan soldier Aug. 5 while visit...

Son of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, 1st Lt. Matthew Greene, receives an American flag from U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno at the conclusion of a gravesite service in Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. M...

Harold Greene, father of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, receives an American flag from U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno at the conclusion of a gravesite service in Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Maj. Ge...

Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene, son Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, places a red rose on his father's casket following a graveside service for the major general in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Aug. 14, 2014. Maj. Gen. Greene was killed by a m...

Amelia Greene, daughter of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, places a red rose on her father's casket following a graveside service for him in Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 14. Maj. Gen. Greene was killed by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier Aug. 5...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) prepare to carry the casket of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene from the caisson to his gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 14. Greene was killed by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier ...

Graveside services are held in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014 for Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene. Greene was killed by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier Aug. 5 while visiting Marshal Fahim National Defense University in K...

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno presents a folded American flag to Dr. Susan Myers, widow of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, at the graveside service for Maj. Gen. Greene in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Three pre-...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) prepare to carry Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene's casket during the graveside service in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene was killed by a man believed to be ...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) prepare to carry Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene's casket during the graveside service in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene was killed by a man believed to be ...

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene's casket during the graveside service in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene was killed by a man believed to be an Afghan s...

Lt. Col. David S. Taylor, commander, 1st Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), oversees Soldiers folding the American flag during the graveside service for Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va...

Lynda Flowers, from the Army Arlington Ladies, speaks to Dr. Susan Myers, widow of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, during his graveside service in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene was killed by a man believ...

ARLINGTON, Va. - The hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery was again broken Aug. 14 for a fallen Soldier who died preserving and protecting freedom.

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery were the gathering places for celebrants of the life of Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, who was killed Aug. 5 in Afghanistan.

The major general was the highest-ranking officer killed in combat since Vietnam. He died at a Kabul training facility when a gunman believed to be an Afghan soldier opened fire, fatally wounding the general and injuring several others.

Following a memorial service attended by 760 fellow Soldiers, family members, friends and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at JBM-HH's Memorial Chapel, Greene was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60. Before Greene was buried, The Old Guard's Presidential Salute Battery performed a cannon salute, an additional TOG unit fired rifle volleys; a bugler from The U.S. Army Band played Taps. Four American flags were presented to Greene's surviving family members, who offered touching personal farewells.

While the tears were plentiful, the remarks were brief during the final service for the engineer officer who also worked at the Pentagon during his 34-year Army career. At the Pentagon, a live video feed broadcasted the Memorial Chapel service to fellow servicemembers and civilians who worked side-by-side with the two-star general.

"I want you to remember: no plot in Arlington National Cemetery is ever forgotten," presiding Chaplain Lt. Col. Jerry Owens said at the gravesite. "Each stone here builds a vision of liberty."

At the conclusion of the service at Section 60, Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno presented the casketed flag to Greene's widow, Col. (retired) Susan Myers. Family members each followed by laying a separate red rose on the casket.

A day before the funeral, Odierno paid tribute to Greene at a Pentagon memorial service.

"My guess is we probably could have done this [service] in a 10,000-seat stadium and filled the stadium today because there are so many people who care for Harry Greene," the Army chief of staff said. "I know this is an exceptionally painful loss for both the Greene family and our Army family. I want to share with you that this has affected everyone who worked with and knew Harry. He left an indelible mark on everyone he came in contact with."

Greene is also survived by his father, Harold; a son, Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene; a daughter, Amelia and brothers, Jonathan and Steven.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Eva Greene.

Greene, who was a 55-year-old native of Schenectady, N.Y., served as deputy commanding general of the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan when he was fatally wounded.

A separate memorial service for Greene was held Aug. 11 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.