True Grunt*: Not The Monster of Vietnam

He was raised in South Portland, Maine. He was the third oldest child in a family of thirteen. His father, Dr. William J. White, was a beloved family practitioner, and his mother, Mary Francis, was truly a saint. He graduated from Cheverus High School in Portland, Maine. He then attended Boston College for two years. After leaving college, he was drafted. During the period of October 1970 to October 1971, he spent seven to eight months on the front lines in Vietnam as infantry, "grunt," whe...