Colin L. Powell, former Secretary of State and military leader, dies at 84

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‘Don’t feel sorry for me,’ Powell said as the end approached

 

The four-star general served under three Republican presidents and was also the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

 

As death approached, Colin L. Powell was still in fighting form.

 

“I’ve got multiple myeloma cancer, and I’ve got Parkinson’s disease. But otherwise I’m fine,” he said in a July interview.

And he rejected expressions of sorrow at his condition.

 

“Don’t feel sorry for me, for God’s sakes! I’m [84] years old,” said Powell, who died Monday. “I haven’t lost a day of life fighting these two diseases. I’m in good shape.”

 

 

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Hear it in his own words:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/powell-last-interview-woodward/2021/10/18/96be4c1a-3049-11ec-9241-aad8e48f01ff_story.html

 

Washington Post 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/colin-powell-dead/2021/10/18/fdc71fde-c5db-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html

 

nbcnews.com

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-secretary-state-colin-powell-dies-covid-complications-n1281746