More detail on this person: The following is
the text from the bulletin for Dan's Memorial
Service. (My additions in italics)
Dan Max Green was born October 25, 1942 in
Nueces County, Texas to Mildred And Jack Green
and passed from this life on November 16, 2013. He
was preceded in death by his sister Jimmie Lynn
and father Jack. He is survived by his wife
Rachel, son Bobby, brothers, William and Joe and
sisters, Jeannie Valle and Cynthia Richards, an
aunt, Ruth Routh along with many nieces, nephew
and cousins.
Dan grew up living in Corpus Christi and San
Antonio, Texas and graduated from East Central
High School. He served four years in the Marine
Corps and then served nine years in the Army. As
an Army Warrant Officer, Dan flew helicopters in
Vietnam where he received the Distinguished Flying
Cross. Dan's additional duties included acting
operations/assistant operations officer and
Company IP. He trained many helicopter pilots at
Ft. Wolters where he received his commission as
Captain. Upon leaving the military he moved to
Beaumont, Texas and worked for a local newspaper
as a reporter. He later moved to North Little
Rock, Arkansas where he worked flying helicopters
and small aircraft monitoring power lines and was
an airport manager. After spending a short time in
New Orleans and Oklahoma City, Dan moved to
Kearney, Nebraska where he flew an EMS
helicopter (Sikorsky S-76) for several years until
two heart attacks grounded him and he moved back
to Texas where he found a home in San Antonio.
He worked for a time as a security guard for the
Bexar County Detention Center.
In 1996 Dan joined Woodlake Baptist Church where
he played the guitar for worship services and sang
in the choir. In 2002 he began working for
Woodlake Baptist Church first as Church Secretary
and for the last six months as Minister of
Hispanic Ministries. Dan was licensed to the
ministry on July 17, 2013.
Throughout his life Dan wrote articles for several
magazines including General Aviation News and Air
Progress where he was the editor. At one time he
wrote for the Jewish Community News. He also
wrote several manuals and books including "In The
Footsteps Of Angels" (about EMS flying and life in
general), "The Great American Air Circus" (a bit
of biography about his flying career and the
people he encountered), "The Red Tavern" (our own
story with Bravo Company, 229th Assault
Helicopter Battalion, First Cavalry Division V.N.)
and many others. He learned Spanish and loved to
paint.
Dan was accomplished at a great many things and
lived by the saying, "If it was easy, everyone
would do it."
The service was well attended; Dan's widow Rachel,
Dan's mother, all his surviving siblings and his
son were there. Many of the church congregation
attended, including many Hispanic members. (Dan
learned Spanish specifically to bring the Spanish
speaking folks in to the church)
Johnny Hubbs (the 229th "point of contact") and
his wife were there. Sharon spotted a fellow with
a Master Army Aviator tie tack and we spoke to
him. Frank "Pappy" Badder, CW-4 (Ret.) enlisted
after V.N. and knew Dan only as a civilian pilot.
Dan used his own experience getting his medical
certificate restored to help Frank get his
returned.
With no prior coordination, I literally bumped
into Dan in 1973 at the Dallas airport. He was in
uniform with Captain's bars. He said he had taken
a direct commission ("it'll be good for your
career" they said!) but was caught in the
"reduction in force" and it ended his effort to
make the Army a career. Even though he and I were
instructors at Ft. Wolters at the same time
('68-'69), I had not seen him since the "Hail and
Fairwell" party in An Khe for Jim Bracewell, Dan
and I at the end of Oct. '67.
While living in Beaumont, he was befriended by
Gordon Baxter whose last page "Bax Seat"
commentary was a mainstay of "Flying" magazine
for years. Dan began "ghost-writing" the column
with Baxter.
One day before his last emergency hospitalization,
Dan took Rachel flying in their Piper Cub.
From: Joe Kane, Preacher 10, B/229th
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