Mr. Speaker. Gen. Colin L. Powell has had an Illustrious military career. Bom in Hariem and raised In the south Bronx to Jamaican immigrants. he joined ROTC while at City College of New York. He found the military reinforced traditional American values and instilled discipline and pride. General Powell. of course. became the first black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the youngest. at 52. As the principal military adviser to the President and the Secretary of Defense. General Powell was the chief architect for the quick and decisive victory over Iraq in the Persian Gulf war. Because of his outstanding performance.
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