Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act

Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is the official name of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in metropolitan Atlanta. The law says any federal reference in statutes, regulations, maps, documents, or other records must be treated as referring to this name. The findings summarize Cleland’s life and public service, including his birth on August 24, 1942 in Atlanta, upbringing in Lithonia, education at Stetson University and Emory University, commission via ROTC, Vietnam service with the 1st Cavalry Division and severe wounds at Khe Sanh, awards including the Bronze Star and Silver Star, a term in the Georgia Senate, leadership on veterans’ boards and the 9/11 Commission, authorship of books, and his death on November 9, 2021.