7.1K views · 538 reactions | Before he passed, Army Veteran Colin Powell provided his thoughts on what it means to be a Veteran. Click to listen to the words of this Vietnam Veteran and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. #VeteransDay #veterans #veteransday | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Facebook

92K views · 2.7K reactions | Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. CNN's Wolf Blitzer looks back on his life and career. | CNN | Facebook

“There’s a lot of challenges in the world. And maybe the only thing we should try to do is just try to stop, and help somebody when somebody’s in need.” A veteran who lost his leg in Afghanistan stopped to help former Secretary of State Colin Powell change his tire. Powell, who is a retired four-star general in the Army, said he was on his way to Walter Reed medical center when a tire blew out, and Anthony Maggert pulled over to help. The act of kindness touched Powell’s soul, he wrote in a Face