Colin Powell, former Secretary of State and a driving figure in Iraq war, has died at age 84 from Covid-19 complications
“General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,”
. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” they added.A Vietnam veteran, Powell’s broke barriers throughout his life in public service. He became the first Black national security adviser, serving under Ronald Reagan; the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, serving under George H.W. Bush; and the first Black secretary of State, serving under George W. Bush.
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