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Colin Powell
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Colin Powell, in full Colin Luther Powell (born April 5, 1937, New York, N.Y., U.S.), U.S. general and statesman. He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–93) and secretary of state (2001–05), the first African American to hold either position.
The son of Jamaican immigrants, Powell grew up in the Harlem and South Bronx sections of New York City and attended the City College of New York (B.S., 1958), serving in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). He entered the army upon graduation, served in Vietnam in 1962–63 and 1968–69, and then studied at George Washington ... (100 of 473 words)
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: 9/4/2006 3:06 PM
I wonder if I was transported on the Saipan for Grenada. Maybe it was Lebanon. Or both and others. How the hell could I forget this stuff?
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: 9/4/2006 3:10 PM
Ah. “Windtalkers” was set on the Saipan battle.
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The Battle for the Marianas (1944)
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USA 19 September 1944 (New York City, New York)
