President Donald Trump's announcement is the administration's latest move in its concerted effort to shift the people and ...

From the streets of New York to the Vietnam battlefields and the power corridors of Washington, Colin Powell broke racial barriers to become one of the nation’s top diplomats. Beside him all ...

Gen. Powell served two tours in Vietnam: the first as an Army Captain, when he was an advisor with the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions from 1962-63; and the second as an Army Major, when he was ...

Ten days before I boarded a plane to Afghanistan in January 2015, I wore my Army Dress Blues to my grandmother's funeral. The last time she saw me in my Dress Blues, I was graduating from West ...

In the latter role, he oversaw the US invasion of Panama and later the US invasion of Kuwait to oust the Iraqi army in 1991. “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman ...

American statesman Colin Powell was a four-star general who served as national security adviser and later secretary of state. He was also the first Black secretary of state. He passed away on Oct ...

Colin Powell in 1959 as a young second lieutenant. (Photo via U.S. Army 3d Armored Division) Misplacing a weapon is a major offense in the military and in many cases an absolute career-killer.

One (1) US Army star insignia pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. The metal pin is in the shape of a single, five-point silver star and is missing the two brass-colored metal backings. Credit Line ...

An archived version of the Arlington National Cemetery website's "prominent military figures" page from late February 2025 displayed Powell's biography beginning with the sentence, "General Colin ...

The story of how Colin Powell was promoted to brigadier general and received his first star challenges Pete Hegseth's ideas about diversity in the military. Nov. 20, 2024, 6:00 AM EST By Michele ...

From the streets of New York to the Vietnam battlefields and the power corridors of Washington, Colin Powell broke racial barriers to become one of the nation’s top diplomats. Beside him all ...

An archived version of the Arlington National Cemetery website's "prominent military figures" page from late February 2025 displayed Powell's biography beginning with the sentence, "General Colin ...