1. Colin Powell
By Caden Salamone

2. Colin’s early life
Colin Powell was born on April 5, 1937 in New York City. His parents were immigrants from Jamaica. When he was older he studied geology at the city college of New York. He graduated in 1958 and became a U.S. army officer.

3. What he was like
He was very brave because he fought in the Vietnam war and the Persian gulf war of He was happy because he accomplished every thing he wanted to !!!

4. What he’s famous for
Colin is famous for being the first African American to become the Secretary of state and he was very highly ranked in the army.

5. Major accomplishments
Becoming the first African American to be secretary of state . He was very highly ranked in the army, and he also got a purple heart. He also helped high officials. He was a four star general in the Army .
Major accomplishments

6. Interesting facts
The Colin L. Powell school for civic and global leader ship is part of city college New York . He retired from the Army in He was a four star General