Colin Powell By Caden Salamone
Colin’s early life Colin Powell was born on April 5, 1937 in New York City. His parents were immigrants from Jamaica. When he was older he studied geology at the city college of New York. He graduated in 1958 and became a U.S. army officer.
What he was like He was very brave because he fought in the Vietnam war and the Persian gulf war of 1991. He was happy because he accomplished every thing he wanted to !!!
What he’s famous for Colin is famous for being the first African American to become the Secretary of state and he was very highly ranked in the army.
Major accomplishments Becoming the first African American to be secretary of state . He was very highly ranked in the army, and he also got a purple heart. He also helped high officials. He was a four star general in the Army . Major accomplishments
Interesting facts The Colin L. Powell school for civic and global leader ship is part of city college New York . He retired from the Army in 1993. He was a four star General