50th Vietnam Veteran Volunteer Recognition

50th Vietnam Veteran Recognition Program Recognizes Vietnam Veteran Ed Green

Companions Fred Staedel and I had the privilege to recognize Major, USMC, Ret. Ed Green for his outstanding volunteer service as a Vietnam Veteran, serving the active, reserve, retired, and cadet military communities in Hawaii. The 50th Vietnam War Veteran Volunteer Recognition Medal was presented to Ed on the occasion of his squadron’s change of command and annual awards ceremony. Ed’s primary area of volunteer service was to the Civil Air Patrol, Hawaii Wing, where he served as a Cadet Squadron Commander, Deputy Commander, Hawaii Wing Chief of Staff, and Training Officer.

As a LtCol in the Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol) C.A.P., Ed served for many years; specifically, the youth program known as the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program. LtCol Green is At the time of the nomination and presentation, Ed was serving as the commander of the St. Louis Cadet Squadron 77 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He had held this volunteer position for over four years and took it from a new fledgling cadet squadron of only 5 cadets that barely survived for 9 months and built it to the most successful cadet squadron in the Hawaii Wing with over 40 young girls and boys from the ages of 12 to 18. It is the largest and most active and growing squadron in the Wing having been award four (4) years in a row the Civil Air Patrol’s QUALITY Cadet Unit Award; which is a very monumental achievement in Civil Air Patrol for cadet squadrons.

LtCol Green’s leadership not only built the cadet squadron to the level of award achievement but also due to his dedication and focused energy has attained the best parent support and participation that this recommender has witnessed in his 26 years of Civil Air Patrol membership. To put it in simple and direct terms, the St. Louis Cadet Squadron would have quickly perished had it not been for LtCol Edward Green’s dedication to his survival and growth. His volunteer work with the youth in his unit has been stellar and is still ongoing. LtCol Green has also served in the past as the Hawaii Wing Chief of Staff and undertook many assignments given to him by the Wing Commander; including training schools for cadets as well as adult members supporting ten (10) squadrons throughout the community on four islands in the State of Hawaii.