He lost both legs and part of one arm while serving as a U.S. Army
captain in Vietnam.
Georgia Secretary of State (1982-1996).
U.S. Senator from Georgia, 7 January 1997 - 3 January 2003.
Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2002.
He studied history at Stetson University in Florida, where he was in ROTC and received a bachelor's degree. He earned a master's degree in history from Emory University after having already deployed to Vietnam.