Not a hero...

SWAN VALLEY – "I just want to say I am not a hero," Swan Valley resident Marc White stated in an interview to discuss his military service, which included participation in Desert Storm. "I'm just a guy who did my job. That's it. I'm not anything special."

Three military coins which carry the words "excellence" and "outstanding performance" would seem to contradict White's statement.

White, whose father served in Vietnam, grandfather in World War II and great-grandfather in World War I, said ever since he was a kid his goal was to join the military and be a police officer. In June of 1990, six...