Colin Luther Powell was born in Harlem, New York, on April 5, 1937. He graduated from Community College of New York in 1958 and earned his commission through the ROTC as a second lieutenant in the Regular Army. After a distinguished and highly decorated military career, Powell was promoted to four-star general in 1989. That same year he became the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chief
- Por Unidentified, General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021, United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775, United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Crédito: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
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