Colin Powell Dies of Complications from CoVid (updated to include Bush-Cheney war years...)

 Wow! It ain't over, folks...

You have to think this intelligent man had the best protection, medical advice and care, and a loving family to live for.  He didn't seem to be out of shape or unfit, or especially aged even (84)...

God bless Colin Powell's family.  

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ADDED:  Powell had battled various other ailments, including Parkinson's. His wife, Alma, also had a breakthrough case of COVID-19, but responded to treatment. 

Born April 5, 1937, in Harlem, New York, to Jamaican immigrants, Powell was a ground-breaking figure in Washington and garnered respect from both sides of the aisle. 

Powell joined the U.S. Army after graduating from college in 1958. Across his 35-year military career, he served two tours in Vietnam and was stationed in West Germany and South Korea.

He would go on to serve in top roles under four presidents, first as national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan, and then as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton, the first African-American to hold the U role. Powell then was tapped by President George W. Bush as secretary of state.   ...*

ADDED: *Slipped to the dark side, across the line... on the dark side. I bet Colin Powell had been hoping back in the day that a black president would avenge his mistakes, his self confessed "blot on the record" and pull U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, as the campaign promised.  

Barack Obama let a lot of people down, but you think especially about Colin Powell today.