Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks on Capitol Hill at a House Armed Services subcommittee meeting in 1991. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday.
Lt. Gen. Colin Powell, commander of the 5th U.S. corps, salutes while his wife, Alma, stands at attention during a farewell ceremony in Frankfurt on Dec. 30, 1986.
President Ronald Reagan, accompanied by national security adviser Colin Powell, leaves the White House on Dec. 16, 1988.
President George Bush loans his glasses to first lady Barbara Bush as she pins a Medal of Freedom on Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a White House ceremony on July 3, 1991.
President-elect George W. Bush smiles as he introduces retired Gen. Colin Powell on Dec. 16, 2000, as his nominee to be secretary of state.
President Barack Obama talks with reporters after meeting with former Secretary of State Colin Powell, on Dec. 1, 2010, in the Oval Office.
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