Colin Powell

Colin Powell, American military leader and statesman, 65th Secretary of State (born 1937)

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Colin Powell, American military leader and statesman, 65th Secretary of State (born 1937)

Colin Powell appears on our October 18 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.

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