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I love our flag, our constitution and our country with a. Letter from colin powell american civil liberties union. The former secretary of state told a trade group on long island that donald j. He received three purple heart medals for injuries sustained during his service in the vietnam war, two silver. Fourstar general, secretary of state, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, national security advisor, commander of us army forces. Secretaries of state from john jay to colin powell by edward s. A 70yearold person with a long track record, unbridled ambition, greedy, not transformational. Fort campbell hosts colin powell for book signing event. On wednesday, november 30, 2016, the national defense university hosted a conversation with general colin powell, usa ret, moderated by dr. Pls and book signing with general colin powell flickr.
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