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Originally posted by Superbelt
What exactly, has Cleland exagerated?
I don't believe he is playing up his war wounds. I think he does demand a measure of respect for what he left on the battle field for this country. Regardless of whether or not he was in battle or preparing for it, he volunteered for a combat mission that ultimately got him crippled.
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The way all the press releases are written it makes him look like his limbs were lost during a battle. Obviously the story of unknowingly picking up a live grenade he thought he had dropped doesn't play as well as the candidate who "gave three limbs serving his country in Vietnam". Certainly not false, but it gives the impression of a heroic act of bravery rather than a bad accident.