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Powell grew up in Bronx, New York
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Colin Powell Born
Colin Luther Powell was born in Harlem, New York. His parents were Luther Powell and Maud McKoy- Powell. Both had immigrated from Jamaica. -
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Military Service in US Army
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BS in Geology
City College of New York where he joined the ROTC and became Commander of the Pershing Rifles and then Cadet Colonial -
2nd Lieutenant
Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army and went to basic training at Fort Benning, GA -
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Platoon Leader of 48th Infantry in W Germany
After 3 years he completed his obligation to the ROTC and decided to make the Army his career -
Marriage to Alma Vivian Johnson
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1st Tour of Duty in Vietnam
Powell was wounded by a Vietcong booby trap, in his first tour of duty, Powell received purple heart and a bronze star -
Son Michael is born
Michael Kevin Powell: Born in 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. Colin first saw Michael when the baby was 8 months old. -
Daughter Linda is born
Linda Margaret Powell: Born in 1965 in Birmingham, Alabama. Actress -
Promoted to Major
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2nd Tour of Duty in Vietnam
Powell was injured in a helicopter crash. He rescue his comrades from the burning helicopter, and was awarded the Soldier’s Medal -
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonial
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Daughter Annmarie is born
Annemarie Powell: Born in 1970. Television producer -
MBA Degree
George Washington University -
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White House Fellow
As a White House Fellow he worked for the Deputy Director Frank Carlucci of the Office of Management and Budget under Director Casper Weinberger -
Commander 1st Battalion 32nd Infantry S Korea
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Promoted to Full Colonial
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Commander of the 2nd Brigade
101st Airborne Division -
Graduates from National War College
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Promoted to Brigadier General
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Executive Assistant to Secretary of Energy
Charles Duncan Jr -
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Senior Military Assistant to Defense Secretary of Defense
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Assistant Division Commander for Operations & Training 4th Infantry Divisions
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Asisstant Division Commander of the 4th Infantry
4th Infantry Division in Ft Carson, Colorodo -
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Senior Military Assistant to Defense Secretary
Casper Weinberger -
Promoted to Lieutenant General
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Assigned to US Fifths Corps
in Frankfurt, Germany -
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National Security Advisor
to President Ronald Reagan -
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Commander-in-Chief of the Forces Command
at Ft McPherson, Georgia -
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Youngest man and first African-American to hold that position -
Oversees Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
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Powell Retires from the Military as a 4 Star General
retires with full honors and political experience which makes both parties declare that Powell should run for Presidency in 1996. He declines -
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Proclaimed Retirement Years
Most sought after public speaker.
On the Board of Directors for AOL, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Howard University. Also, Chairman of Non Profit America's Promise Foundation. -
Named Honorary Knight Commander Most Honorable Order of the Bath
by Queen Elizabeth II -
2nd Award of Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Negotiates with military leaderss of Haiti
joined former President Jimmy Carter to Haiti which resulted in the end of military rule and peaceful return to elected government in that country -
Published "My American Journey"
with Joseph E. Persico. Best seller -
Starts America's Promise Alliance
to promote volunteerism and improving the lives of children -
The Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies
Now the Colin L. Powell Center for Leadership and Service is established at the City College of New York -
Gives the Keynote Address at the Republican National Convention
in Support of George W. Bush -
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Serves as the 65th Secretary of State of the USA
The 1st African-American to hold that position -
Powell is Sworn in as Secretary of State of USA
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Terrorist Attack On the US
Powell's term is dominated by the threat against the US and the how to handle Iraq's threat of weapons of mass destruction. Powell felt it necessary to take swift military action against al-Qaeda and demanded immediate cooperation from Afghanistan and Pakistan in the U.S. search for those involved in the attacks. -
Leadership Secrets of Colin Powel
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Powell at United Nations Security Council speaks about Iraq
Powell presents the US case against Iraq under UN Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction -
Surgery for Prostrate Cancer
Diagnosed in late summer 2003, he has surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I put this on the timeline since it is obvious that not even this could stop him from leadership -
Powell's letter of Resignation is accepted by President Bush
The White House announced that the President had accepted Powell's resignation and that he would remain in office until his successor is confirmed -
Powell 4 day tour of devasted countries from the tsunami
Powell with Florida Govenor Jeb Bush arrived in Bangkok, Thailand -
Resignation Effective with Confirmation of Condoleezza Rice
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Powell joins venture capital firm as a "Strategic Limited Partner"
The firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers -
Colin Powell Chair for National Security, Leadership[, Character and Ethics
Established by the National War College Foundation -
Begins to speak out against Bush Administration'd decidion to go to war against Iraq
He felt strongly about the decisions they made to increase troop strength and the structure of the prisons in Guantanamo Bay -
Honorary co-chairs of President Obama's inauguration
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Powell reverses his stance on gays and lesbians in military
His Opposition fueled the original "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy of the 1990's -
Published 2nd Memoir "It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership"
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Powell recieves an Honorary Doctorate from NDU
