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Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war

FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter, right, gives U.S. Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., a standing ovation during Cleland's campaign rally in Carter's rural hometown of Plains, Ga., Oct. 25, 2002. President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam. Cleland died of congestive heart failure in November at age 79, but his memorial service was delayed until Wednesday, May 25, 2022, because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Walter Petruska, File) FILE - Former Georgia Senator Max Cleland salutes delegates before introducing Sen. John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, July 29, 2004, at the Fleet Center in Boston, Mass. President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam. Cleland died of congestive heart failure in November at age 79, but his memorial service was delayed until Wednesday, May 25, 2022, because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)