Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies of Covid-19 complications
Colin Powell, the first black Secretary of State who helped formulated foreign policy under several presidents, died Monday morning at the age of 84 of complications from COVID. The Pentagon powerhouse who served as a soldier in Vietnam and went on to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was fully vaccinated when he passed away at Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland according to his family. Retired four-star general Powell, who was also suffering from Parkinson's, is survived by his wife Alma and three children, and has a celebrated career that saw him rise up the military ranks after growing up in a Jamaican immigrant family in Harlem. Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10103527/Colin-Powell-84-dies-complications-COVID.html Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-2527295/Video-Former-Secretary-State-Colin-Powell-dies-COVID-complications.html Daily Mail Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymail Daily Mail IG: http://instagram.com/dailymail Daily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Daily-Mail/8392137033 Daily Mail Twitter: http://twitter.com/MailOnline Daily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Daily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMail Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile
