Heart of a Patriot

Oct 13, 2009

Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland talked about his memoir, Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove (Simon & Schuster; October 6, 2009), co-written with Ben Raines. Former U.S. senator Max Cleland (D-GA) talks about his memoir that covers his early years in Georgia, his service in .. Read More

Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland talked about his memoir, Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove (Simon & Schuster; October 6, 2009), co-written with Ben Raines. Former U.S. senator Max Cleland (D-GA) talks about his memoir that covers his early years in Georgia, his service in Vietnam, and his years representing Georgia in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Cleland spoke at the Carter Center in Atlanta. About the Authors Max Cleland Max Cleland served in the U.S. Senate from 1997 to 2003. He lost hes re-election campaign after Republicans called him "unpatriotic." A long-dormant case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, awakened by the invasion of Iraq, sent him to Walter Reed as a patient, where he was surrounded by veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. He had previously served in the Georgia State Senate and as head of the U.S. Veterans Administration under President Carter.

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