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Colin Powell, trailblazing soldier and statesman who made case for Iraq invasion, dies of Covid at 84

  • October 18, 2021

Powell’s family announced his death Monday in a Facebook post.

“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.

“We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family said, noting he was fully vaccinated.

The family thanked the staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, where Powell was receiving care.

A spokesman for the hospital offered their condolences to Powell’s family in a statement, writing, “Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is deeply saddened by the passing of the former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin L. Powell. In addition to his service to the nation, he also served as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.”

Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants, ascended the ranks to the pinnacle of America’s national security establishment during his military career. In 1987, former President Ronald Reagan tapped Powell to become his national security advisor, the first Black person to serve in that role.

President George H.W. Bush nominated Powell to be the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In that role, he oversaw America’s Desert Storm operations during the Persian Gulf war. He continued his role as chairman under President Bill Clinton.

After 35 years of military service, Powell retired from the U.S. Army as a four-star general in 1993. He was mentioned as a possible candidate for president several times

Article source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/18/colin-powell-former-secretary-of-state-who-made-case-for-iraq-invasion-dies-of-covid-complications-at-84.html

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