Anthony Green , Detective
Bartlett Police Department
Bartlett, TN
Anthony Green was nominated by Lauren Coffey of Our Infinite Company.
For Sergeant Green, serving others doesn't end when his shift does. It has become a way of life. For years, Sgt. Green has built an extraordinary record of service reaching children, young adults, families, and entire neighborhoods throughout the greater Memphis area. He continues that work today.
Through the Bartlett Police Department's relationship with Youth Villages, Sgt. Green helped create meaningful connections between law enforcement and young people. He organized a basketball camp, worked with Youth Villages staff to develop regular movie nights, and helped include children in the Bartlett Police Department's Christmas Village.
His commitment to young people extends far beyond one organization. Sgt. Green has served as a young-adult mentor through New Dimensions Ministries, volunteered as a basketball coach at the Memphis School of Excellence in Cordova, and remained involved with the Frayser Street Team and Northhaven Community Team.
However, Sgt. Green's service isn't defined by a program. He has helped people access medical checkups, delivered meals, repaired homes, maintained yards, and participated in neighborhood cleanups. He has helped raise college tuition, provided career counseling, and given transportation to people who needed someone willing to help.
He's still doing it. In 2022, the 100 Club of Memphis recognized his extraordinary commitment with its Jerome Turner Community Service Award. But that recognition wasn't the culmination of his service. It was simply another point along the way.
Since then, his responsibilities have only grown. He advanced to Sergeant with the Bartlett Police Department while also continuing his family's legacy in hog farming.
Law enforcement is demanding. Farming is demanding. Family is demanding. Yet Sgt. Green still makes time for his community.
That commitment was evident again following the devastating August 2026 storm that tore through Shelby County. When elderly neighbors needed help dealing with the aftermath, Sgt. Green stepped in. There wasn't an organized volunteer event or recognition attached to it. Sgt. Green simply showed up for his neighbors who needed help. That moment captures what makes his service special.
A child may need a mentor. A teenager may need a coach. A young adult may need career guidance. A student may need help pursuing an education. A family may need a meal. A homeowner may need help with repairs. An elderly neighbor may need someone after a devastating storm.
Sgt. Green has found ways to serve all of them. His impact isn't defined by one organization, cause, or extraordinary act. It is found in a pattern repeated year after year:
When someone needs help, Sgt. Green finds a way to show up. His badge represents his profession. What he does when the badge doesn't require it says more about who he is.
"For his sustained commitment to children, families, and communities, and for continuing to serve even as his professional, family, and agricultural responsibilities have grown, Sergeant Anthony Green of the Bartlett Police Department is proudly nominated as a National Life Group Do Good Hero," said Coffey.
