
Army captain in Vietnam when, on April 8, 1968, he reached for a grenade he thought had fallen from his belt. Georgia native Max Cleland (August 24, 1942-November 9, 2021), an accomplished college swimmer and basketball player, was a U.S. The Associated Press contributed to this gallery. | Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty ImagesĪ look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.īy senior producer David Morgan.

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Max Cleland, D-Ga., at a 2001 press conference.
