For John, BLUF: As a colonel on the Joint Staff I workeded for Chairman Powell, several levels down. Subsequently, I was assigned to the National War College as the first Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, and have the autographed photo to prove it. It was an honor serving under and representing Chairman Powell.
From CNN, by Reporter Devan Cole, 18 October 2021, 1:33 PM ET.
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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.Yes, we have lost a great American."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," the Powell family wrote on Facebook, noting he was fully vaccinated.
Powell had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body's immune response, as well as Parkinson's, Peggy Cifrino, Powell's longtime chief of staff, confirmed to CNN. Even if fully vaccinated against Covid-19, those who are immunocompromised are at greater risk from the virus.
"We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American," the family said.
I have seen a number of internet postings attesting to the integrity and leadership of this fine officer.
Hat tip to David Maxwell, Colonel, USA (retired).
Regards — Cliff
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