Deleted Tweet from Senator Jeff Merkley

I loved this man. He was a friend who inspired me time and again. He wrestled honestly and openly with great tragedy and depression, yet found a path to channel that pain into delivering help for veterans. He exhibited extraordinary courage and character, for which I'm grateful. QT @nytimes: Max Cleland, who lost both legs and an arm during the Vietnam War and who became a senator from Georgia, only to lo… https://t.co/qkRcTxdvZu)