[FesterUSMC]

and... he was dumb... gee lets forget about basic training and pick up this live grenade.... IT WASNT AN ENEMY GERNADE AND IT WASNT IN A FIRE FIGHT

[FesterUSMC]

GRENADE EVEN :)

[Graymatter]

"...Senator Max Cleland, who lost three limbs in combat during the Vietnam War."

Al Gore, 5/26/04 (that spittle-flecked "how dare they" speech)

[shezza]

Grenade Explosion Accident. In his own words, http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/poc/cleland.htm

On April 8, 1968, I volunteered for one last mission. The helicopter moved in low. The troops jumped out with M16 rifles in hand as we crouched low to the ground to avoid the helicopter blades. Then I saw the grenade. It was where the chopper had lifted off. It must be mine, I thought. Grenades had fallen off my web gear before. Shifting the M16 to my left hand and holding it behind me, I bent down to pick up the grenade. A blinding explosion threw me backwards.

Of course this "in his own words" account (from a 1998 book) is completely at odds with the facts. Dare I say, Birds of a Feather Flock Together?