Known as a Reluctant Warrior and the first African American Secretary of State for the
United States of America. Stay tuned for more as I share our top 10 fun facts from the biography
of colon Powell with you!
Colin Powell is best known in history as being the first African American Secretary of State
for the United States of America and a great military leader.
Looking at fact number one Colin Powell was born April 5th, 1937 in Harlem, New York.
With fact number two the United States of America is full of amazing immigrants. With
this fact, Colin Powell's parents were immigrants who moved to the States from Jamaica.
With fact, number three success comes from all types of backgrounds and that is where
in school although he became Secretary of State he admitted that he had a "C" average
in school.
Moving on to fact number four, if you are in Texas you might be rolling down a street
or see a School that will make you think of Colin Powell. That is because there is a street
and an elementary school in El Paso, Texas named after him.
Moving on to fact number five, Colin had a unique nickname because of his personality
in battle. That nickname was really cool because they called him a "Reluctant Warrior."
With fact number six, Colin had some really cool rules for being a leader. They were called
his, "13 Rules of Leadership."
With fact number seven, Colin served in the military with another famous American. When
it came to rock and roll you can't mention that music without mentioning Elvis Presley
and when Colin Powell was posted in the army in Germany he was there at the same time as
Elvis Pressley and met Elvis on two separate occasions.
In the military when you are successful you are decorated with many awards and Colin has
a ton of those. With fact number eight some of the awards he received included the Legion
of Merit, Bronze Star, Air Medal, and the Soldier's Medal. Also, two Purple Hearts.
Checking out the fact number nine Colin became a first in history wherein 1989, President
George H. W. Bush recognized Colin's talents. That is where Bush appointed Colin Powell
as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell was the youngest man and the first
African-American to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
With our tenth and final fact continuing his success, Colin Powell was appointed to the
position of Secretary of State by President George W. Bush. He was the first African-American
to hold a position this high in the U.S. Government.
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