Photograph of Brigadier General Colin L. Powell
1976
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Born to Jamaican immigrant parents in Harlem, New York, in 1937, Colin Powell earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for action in Vietnam. Seen in this 1976 photograph as a brigadier general, Powell later became a general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush, and Secretary of State under President George W. Bush. He was the first African American to hold these posts.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 594395
Full Citation: Photograph of Brigadier General Colin L. Powell; 1976; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-brigadier-general-colin-l-powell, April 24, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.