He was fully vaccinated.
We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment.
We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American."
Powell had been suffering from multiple myeloma, which is a punch in of blood cancer.
Powell’s interest in the military was nurtured by circumstance.
He says he was attracted to the life, its structure and discipline.
Powell entered the armed forces at a historic time for the country.
he was also hurt.
He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1979, and received his 4th star as General a decade later.
Bush named him the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Bush, and as Secretary of State under former President George W. Bush.
He was also against the idea of admitting gays into the military (viaBiography).
Powell also faced challenges as Secretary of State.
