Bob Green

Bob was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and has lived all over the State:  Ortonville, Newberry, Petoskey, East Jordan, Charlevoix, Jackson and Waters.

He graduated from Tahquamenon Area High School in May,1980. On June 15, 1980 Bob boarded a plane and flew to Anniston, Alabama to attend U.S. Army Basic Training and stayed there to complete Military Police Training. He served as a Military Police (MP) at Fort Bliss, Texas, and then, at a Nuclear Missile Security Guard/MP at Pforzheim, Germany. He continued to serve in the Inactive Ready Reserve for six more years.  

After leaving the Army, Bob worked as an Armed Security Guard at the Big Rock Nuclear Power Plant in Charlevoix, Michigan.  He in the Michigan State Police in February 1987 and, after graduating from recruit school, he worked at the Newberry, Jackson, Gaylord and Houghton Lake Posts. He retired from the State Police at the rank of Sergeant in April 2016 after serving for 29 years. He is currently employed by the Crawford County Sheriff Department at a part-time Deputy and Bailiff.

Bob's father was a Korean War Veteran. Two of his uncles on his dad’s side of the family served in the Army during World War II and the other two served during the Korean War. His uncle on his mother’s side served on a Nuclear Submarine during the Vietnam War. Bob’s brother in law was a Navy Corpsman that was killed in Vietnam. Two of Bobs sisters served in the Army, during the 1980’s. 

Bob had the privilege to accompany his father on an Honor Flight in the fall of 2014, from the UP Honor Flight Hub. That experience was enough for him to realize that we need to do more for our heroes and is a motivating factor for him to get more involved in Honor Flight. Bob is on the Crawford County Veterans Service Council. Bob is one of the co-founders of the Grayling Wreaths Across America Chapters.  Bob and his wife Janet love to spend time with their five children, and their grandchildren.