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El Paso celebrates 100th birthday of trailblazing Army general

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Edward Greer was one of the first Black general officers in the U.S. Army. Greer fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Army's third-highest honor for valor in combat. He will celebrate his 100th birthday on March 8 in El Paso, Texas.

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El Paso celebrates 100th birthday of trailblazing Army general

When Edward Greer talks about his time in combat, his description of battle is straightforward. “In wartime, you didn’t have much to think about except get the stuff out there, get the ammunition on the target. You didn’t have much time to consider hardly anything else. And taking care of your troops,” Greer said. But Greer’s life is testimony that military service is far more complex, with lives shaped or even saved by decisions of individual l…

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