From: Bob McKellar


B2431 wrote:

From: "Bob's Your Uncle"


Ask Max Cleland!


They don't give purple hearts for stupidity or clumsiness.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Didn't he get tagged by his own grenade?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

No, the grenade was from another soldier. However, this was
indeed an accident, not enemy action, so I don't think he was
awarded the PH.

However, Cleland did receive the Silver Star for an earlier
action. He was an active combat experienced soldier.

Bob McKellar, former Cleland constituent

All I remembered was that it was a fumbled grenade and didn't rate a purple
heart since it was "friendly fire."

Still, it must have been rough learning how to live with only one flipper.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired