Obama nominates Georgia's Max Cleland to serve in his administration (this is good)

The White House confirms Barack Obama nominated Max Cleland of Georgia as Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission.

The American Battle Monuments Commission was established in 1923 to honor the American troops on foreign land.

“The Commission administers, operates and maintains on foreign soil 24 permanent American burial grounds, and 25 separate memorials, monuments and markers, including three memorials in the United States.”

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Cleland, a member of the Democratic Party, served as Georgia Secretary of State from 1982 to 1996, was elected to the United States Senate in 1996 and served until 2003. In 2004 he was closely involved with the John Kerry presidential campaign, and most recently supported Barack Obama for president.

Max Cleland, Candidate for Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission

Max Cleland has served his country for more than 40 years. After graduating from Stetson University in 1964 where he was commissioned in the United States Army, Cleland obtained a Master's Degree in American History from Emory University in Atlanta. He went on active duty in the Fall of 1965. He volunteered for Vietnam in 1967. Rising to the rank of captain, Cleland was wounded in combat and after a year-and-a- half in military and VA Hospitals, Cleland returned to his home state of Georgia. Elected to the State Senate in 1970, where he served two terms, Cleland was appointed head of the Veteran's Administration under President Carter in 1977. In 1981, he returned to Georgia and was elected first as Secretary of State and then as United States Senator.