| Max Cleland  AKA Joseph Maxwell Cleland
Born: 24-Aug-1942
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003 Military service: US Army (1965-68, Vietnam War, wounded) Democractic politician, who lost three limbs in the Vietnam War on 8 April 1968. It was widely believed that Cleland was injured by his own grenade, but in fact it was found in 1999 to have been another soldier's grenade. After serving a long term as Georgia's Secretary of State, voters elected Cleland to U.S. Senate after Sam Nunn's retirement left an empty seat. Defeated in the 2002 election by Saxby Chambliss. Father: Hughie Cleland
Mother: Juanita Kesler Cleland (b. 1915, d. 2007 stroke)
High School: Lithonia High School, Lithonia, GA (1960)
University: BA, Stetson University (1964)
University: MA, Emory University (1968)
Export-Import Bank of the United States Chairman (2003-07)
9-11 Commission
US Senator, Georgia (1997-2003)
Georgia Secretary of State (1982-96)
US Secretary of Veterans' Affairs (1977-81)
Congressional Staff (1975-77)
Georgia State Senate (1971-75)
Alfalfa Club 1998
Caring Institute Board of Trustees (Honorary)
Jefferson Awards Board of Selectors
New Leadership for America PAC
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Silver Star
Bronze Star
Risk Factors: Amputee
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Vietnam War (17-Sep-2017)
Tanner on Tanner (5-Oct-2004) · Himself
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (14-Sep-2004) · Himself
Bush's Brain (13-Mar-2004) · Himself
The Journey (13-Jun-2001) · Himself
Author of books:
Strong at the Broken Places (1980, memoir)
Going for the Max! 12 Principles for Living Life to the Fullest (2000, self-help)
Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove (2009, memoir)
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