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Episode Synopsis
The United States marks Veterans Day tomorrow. And very recently, we lost one of the most revered veterans of modern times.
The son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell was a lifelong soldier.
He joined the ROTC while in college in the 1950s, then served two tours of Duty in Vietnam in the 1960s. In 1979 he was promoted to Brigadier General, and by 1989, he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
When George W Bush was elected in 2000, he named Powell his Secretary of State. a post Powell held for Mr. Bush’s first term.
I met Colin Powell in 1996, when he was promoting his autobiography, a book called My American Journey.
The son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell was a lifelong soldier.
He joined the ROTC while in college in the 1950s, then served two tours of Duty in Vietnam in the 1960s. In 1979 he was promoted to Brigadier General, and by 1989, he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
When George W Bush was elected in 2000, he named Powell his Secretary of State. a post Powell held for Mr. Bush’s first term.
I met Colin Powell in 1996, when he was promoting his autobiography, a book called My American Journey.
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