Carson, Colorado.ġ983-1986 - Senior military assistant to Defence Secretary Weinberger.ġ986-1987 - Is assigned to US Fifth Corps in Frankfurt, Germany. He rescues two other soldiers in the crash.ġ972-1973 - As a White House fellow, works for Frank Carlucci, the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget under Caspar Weinberger.ġ976-1977 - Commander of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.ġ979 - Executive assistant to Charles Duncan Jr., secretary of energy.ġ979-1981 - Senior military assistant to the deputy secretary of defence.ġ981-1983 - Assistant division commander of the 4th Infantry Division in Ft. June 1958 - Is commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the US Army.ġ960s - Serves two tours of duty in South Vietnam.ġ963 - Powell is wounded while in Vietnam by a Viet Cong booby trap.ġ969 - Powell is wounded again in Vietnam in a helicopter crash. Powell was the first African-American secretary of state. Powell was the youngest person and first African-American to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Air Medal, Soldier's Medal and two Purple Hearts.Ĭivilian awards include the President's Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal, and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished Service Medal as well as receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice. Powell participated in ROTC in college, leading the precision drill team and attaining the top rank offered by the corps, cadet colonel. Powell grew up in the South Bronx, the son of Jamaican immigrants. Military service: US Army, 1958-1993, General in geology, 1958 George Washington University, M.B.A., 1971 National War College, 1976
Marriage: Alma Vivian (Johnson) Powell (August 25, 1962-present)Įducation: City College of New York, B.S.
Mother: Maud Ariel (McKoy) Powell, seamstress Here's a look at the life of Colin Powell, former U.S.
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