“None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.”

~ Colin Powell

Colin Powell was the son of immigrants.

• became an Army officer through the ROTC.
  — served two tours of duty in Vietnam and was wounded.
  — was the National Security Advisor to President Reagan.
  — was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Bush and Clinton.
  — was Secretary of State under the second President Bush.
  — was twice awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  — received the Congressional Gold Medal
  — received the second Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, from President Reagan.
  — was created a Knight of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II.
  — was awarded the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the US Military Academy (West Point).
  — holds the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Ranger Tab, Pathfinder Badge, Airborne Wings and Air Assault Wings.

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