The third on the list of Kerry's heroes was Max Cleland who lost his legs in 'nam as the result of alcohol -- beer, if I recall correctly. (He doesn't admire Charles Krauthammer, who is also wheelchair-bound due to an accident, but who has gone on to do noble things with his life.)
I didn't even know that Krauthammer was wheelchair-bound until a few years ago. I had just thought he was scrawny. It's a pleasure to know that someone who is so physically challenged doesn't feel the need to trumpet it at every opportunity.