Max Cleland, ex-Georgia senator who lost three limbs in Vietnam, dies aged 79
by Associated Press in Atlanta from US news | The Guardian on (#5RPX5)
Cleland, a former US army captain, also served as head of Veterans Administration, Georgia secretary of state and a state senator
Max Cleland, who lost three limbs in Vietnam but went on to be a US senator from Georgia, died on Tuesday. He was 79.
Cleland died at his home in Atlanta from congestive heart failure, his personal assistant Linda Dean said.
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