Max Cleland
Politician
Democratic politician and war hero who was a US Senator from Georgia from 1997 to 2003. He also served as the Secretary of State of Georgia from 1983 to 1997.
He was in the Army and served in the Vietnam War, after which he was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for valorous actions in combat.
He was nominated by President Barrack Obama to be the next Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission in 2009.
He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.
He served in Vietnam like politician John McCain.