BAKER CITY — Chuck Mawhinney could not suppress a chuckle as he told the story about how his name wound up on the cover of a book.
It’s a rough noise, that chuckle.
Chuck Mawhinney, 74, has the Marine Corps record for confirmed kills as a sniper, with 103. Mawhinney, who served in Vietnam in 1967-69 and has lived in Baker City since 1981, is the subject of a new biography, “The Sniper,” written by former Baker Valley resident Jim Lindsay.
Robin Mawhinney looks through newspaper clippings about her husband Chuck’s experiences during the Vietnam War.
Chuck Mawhinney of Baker City leafs through a copy of “The Sniper,” the book that chronicles his experiences as a Marine scout sniper during the Vietnam War.
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