Former US Senator from Georgia Max Cleland has died at the age of 79.

In 1996, voters elected Max Cleland, a Democrat from Georgia, to the United States Senate, becoming only the second amputee to hold the job. Cleland lost both of his legs and one arm in a grenade explosion while serving in the Vietnam War. Since his injury in 1968, Cleland had acted as a public servant, first in the Georgia State Senate, and later as an appointee by Jimmy Carter to head the U.S. Veterans Administration. During his time in the US Senate, Cleland worked as a member on several committees including the Armed Services...