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"The Artist and His Work"
Craig White was drafted into the U.S. Army in May of 1966. Arriving in the Republic of South Vietnam in November of that year he was assigned as a combat Medic to CO. D., 1st Medical Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division - at the 1st Brigade Headquarters at Phvoc Vinh in War Zone C of III Corps.
Craig's duties included the typical medical responsibility of sick calls, Med Cap (Medical Civil Action Program), Medical support for Jungle Devil School, Field support for major operations and at various times directly assigned to Bravo Recon and HHC of the 1st Bn, 28th INF and the 1/26 INF of the Big Red One. He was also TDY to A-341 at Bu Dop, a Special Forces camp on the Cambodian border.
He rotated back to the world in February 1968, just after the TET offensive, following a three month extension for an early out.
Craig's art represents his personal experiences . This print is the first of a series portraying those experiences.
"Through the Bamboo" depicts a squad on a combat patrol in a Bamboo Jungle, an experience common to many who served in Southeast Asia.
The print measures 18" wide by 24" in height and is printed on heavy, textured, ivory colored stock. The print is a strictly limited, signed and numbered edition of 500 and are available for $50.00 plus &5.0 for postage and handling.
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"The Wall Rubbing"
On 11 November 1984, I made my first Pilgrimage to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C.
"Brother Nam Vet" Tim Nash, was my guide and crutch on this journey back into my past. Tim had been there two times previously to honor his brother, John Michael Nash, an Army Pilot shot down over Laos on 15 March 1966.
Tim made a rubbing of his brother's name for me as I watched in somewhat of a trance, overwhelmed by the emotions wrought from the enormity of the whole memorial and the thousands paying homage.
Sometime later the image of Tim making the rubbing reoccurred often and I was finally forced to recreate the image I so vividly recalled.
Craig L. White
September 1989
"The Wall Rubbing" measures 8.5" by 11" and is available for $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling.