Note: Max Cleland lost his limbs On April 8, 1968, during the siege of
Khe Sanh. He did not "dropped a grenade on himself", somebody tossed
it towards him[1].
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/archive.html?blog=/politics/war_room/2004/02/12/coulter/index.html
Beyond the pale
We know, by now, what to expect from Ann Coulter. But her latest
attack on triple amputee Vietnam War veteran and former U.S. Sen. Max
Cleland is low, even by her standards. In a froth over the continued
questions about gaps in President Bush's National Guard duty, Coulter
says Cleland -- who, we'll again remind you, fought in Vietnam and
came back a triple amputee -- "should stop allowing Democrats to
portray him as a war hero."
In her syndicated column, found on Townhall.com, a project of the
conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation, Coulter tells us that
Cleland "did not give his limbs for his country."
"Cleland lost three limbs in an accident during a routine noncombat
mission where he was about to drink beer with friends. He saw a
grenade on the ground and picked it up. He could have done that at
Fort Dix … Indeed, if Cleland had dropped a grenade on himself at Fort
Dix rather than in Vietnam, he would never have been a U.S. senator in
the first place. Maybe he'd be the best pharmacist in Atlanta, but not
a U.S. senator."
More Coulter: "Cleland wore the uniform, he was in Vietnam, and he has
shown courage by going on to lead a productive life. But he didn't
'give his limbs for his country,' or leave them 'on the battlefield.'
There was no bravery involved in dropping a grenade on himself with no
enemy troops in sight."
Not only should Coulter and the Heritage Foundation apologize to
Cleland, they also owe an explanation and apology to those families
who have lost U.S. soldiers in "noncombat" situations recently in
Iraq. Does Coulter really think there's "no bravery involved" in being
wounded or killed -- under any circumstances -- while serving?
-- Geraldine Sealey
[1] http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Max_Cleland_070303.htm
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