I felt extremely honored to meet Max Cleland at the press conference at the Brick Store and to especially honored when he sat next to me at the Decatur Library to be honored as one of the 25 authors/poets on the 2010 Georgia Center of the Book list of 25 Books all Georgians should read, for his Heart of a Patriot book.
Max is three years older than me. We were both Captains in the Army. His horrible accident occurred just months before I went on active duty. We don't agree politically, but I have the utmost respect for his military service and sacrifice. And, he's just a very nice guy.
I'm still flabbergasted when people tell me the name of my umbrella Typepad website, Airborne Combat Engineer, offends them or might offend others. All Max, myself, and many others tried to do was defend the peaceful way of life all Americans enjoy. We can debate whether specific US missions or wars were/are justified, but anyone who believes we don't need a strong military is just dreaming.
