Know Colin Powell Better
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Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. He was 84. He was part of the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005
In the end , we talk about his vaccinate .
Military career
Powell was a professional soldier for 35 years, holding a variety of command and staff positions and rising to the rank of general.
Training
While attending the City College of New York, Powell joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). He described the experience as one of the happiest experiences of his life. According to Powell:
It was only once I was in college, about six months into college when I found something that I liked, and that was ROTC, Reserve Officer Training Corps in the military. And I not only liked it, but I was pretty good at it. That's what you really have to look for in life, something that you like, and something that you think you're pretty good at. And if you can put those two things together, then you're on the right track, and just drive on.
Cadet Powell joined the Pershing Rifles, the ROTC fraternal organization and drill team begun by General John Pershing. Even after he had become a general, Powell kept on his desk a pen set he had won for a drill team competition.
Upon graduation, he received a commission as an Army second lieutenant; at this time, the Army was newly-desegregated (see: Executive Order 9981). He underwent training in the state of Georgia, where he was refused service in bars and restaurants because of the color of his skin. After attending basic training at Fort Benning, Powell was assigned to the 48th Infantry, in West Germany, as a platoon leader.
Personal life
Powell married Alma Johnson on August 25, 1962. Their son, Michael Powell, was the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2001 to 2005. His daughters are Linda Powell, an actress, and Annemarie Powell. As a hobby, Powell restored old Volvo and Saab cars. In 2013, he faced questions about his relationship with the Romanian diplomat Corina Crețu, after a hacked AOL email account had been made public. He acknowledged a "very personal" email relationship but denied further involvement.[1
Photos :
General Colin Powell with Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrill McPeak and Secretary of The Air Force Donald Rice and Commanders-in-Chief of The Strategic Air Command General George Lee Butler at Strategic Air Command Headquarters in Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska.
Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell with Vice Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General Robert T. Herres and the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at The Pentagon, November 7, 1989.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Powell's last military assignment, from October 1, 1989, to September 30, 1993, was as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense. At age 52, he became the youngest officer, and first Afro-Caribbean American, to serve in this position. Powell was also the first JCS Chair who received his commission through ROTC.
During this time, he oversaw responses to 28 crises, including the invasion of Panama in 1989 to remove General Manuel Noriega from power and Operation Desert Storm in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. During these events, Powell earned his nickname, "the reluctant warrior." He rarely advocated military intervention as the first solution to an international crisis, and instead usually prescribed diplomacy and containment.
Was he vaccinated ?
As marca.com says : Powell, who had received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine, passed away on Monday morning, with the news being announced via his social media team.
And this is his family's post on facebook :
"He was fully vaccinated. We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment.
"We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American."
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell
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