Colin Powell's life as a military leader and diplomat to be honored during funeral service.
The service, which is set to begin around 12 p.m. ET, comes a few weeks after Powell, a retired four-star general who became the country's first Black secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to attend the service as well as former President Barack Obama, former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
After rising through the military ranks, Powell became a four-star general and then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush. He had served as U.S. national security adviser and deputy national security adviser for President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Powell served twice in Vietnam — during the first tour, he was wounded in action and on the second tour, he received the Soldier's Medal for rescuing several men from a burning helicopter.
U.S. troops launched an invasion the following month. The evidence he presented about Iraq having biological weapons was later proven to be incorrect. Powell left the administration shortly after Bush’s re-election in 2004.with ABC News' Barbara Walters that it would tarnish his reputation and describing it as a"blot" on his record that"was painful then" and"painful now.
He is survived by his wife, who had also tested positive for Covid around the same time, their three children and multiple grandchildren.
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