Colin Powell
My Written Report is a Short Biography of Colin Luther Powell. He was born on May 5, 1937 in Presbyterian Hospital. He was born, and grew up, in the South Bronx, New York. There was a big influence of drugs and gangs where Powell lived but, he seemed to steer away from all of that (source 1, page 23). Powell's parents were immigrants from Jamaica. His mother's name is Muad Ariel McKoy. In Jamaica the McKoy fammily watched over sugar plantations. She came to America with her mother (Colin's grandmother). Powell's father's name is Luther Theophilus Powell. In Jamaica the Powell families were peasant farmers. Muad and Luther while in New York not in Jamaica (source 1, page 20, 21). Colin Powell is a smart man. Surprisingly when he was in fourth grade he was in the slow class. When he attended Junior High School, he went to an all male school. He did well academically but he was over looked by his parents because his sister, Marilyn Powell, always did better. He attended Morris High School in 1950. He was good in high school; he never got into any fights or any sort of trouble. He completed High school in 1954 (source 1, page 29, 30, 32). Powell applied to two colleges City College of New York (CCNY) and New York Un
He went to Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning in Georgia. "(Source 4, page 1) When Powell joined the United States Army in 1958 he was commissioned a second lieutenant [source 2 (biography page 1)]. Powell felt it and pulled his foot out (the spike went through his foot and boot) and kept going soon the infection set in and he had to use a stick to walk. I really liked doing this report, I have learned a lot about Colin Luther Powell. His foot was fine in a couple of days. At one point Powell's book was the nation's top seller. People noticed Powell with the great success of the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations in 1991. The bamboo spikes can go through any boot and have buffalo dung on them to make sure they are infectious. Ranger school is the ultimate training. While in college Powell joined the Recruit Officer Training Corps (ROTC). That shows you how much you people liked him [source 2(profile), page 1]. When they got to base, medics had to cut off the boot, his foot was purple. While Powell was in ROTC, he was in the Pershing Rifles. Then the National Security Act of 1947 established the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell's first official day as Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff was on October 1, 1989.
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