{"id":2721,"date":"2012-05-02T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2012-04-23T16:15:15","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T16:15:15","slug":"colin-l-powell-americas-premier-soldier-statesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/05\/colin-l-powell-americas-premier-soldier-statesman.html","title":{"rendered":"Colin L. Powell \u2013 America\u2019s Premier Soldier-Statesman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/files\/2012\/04\/colin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2795\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/04\/colin-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Military Heroes &#8211; U. S. Army<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Colin Luther Powell<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colin Luther Powell was born in Harlem in 1937. His parents were Jamaican immigrants who stressed the importance of education and personal achievement.<\/p>\n<p>For General Powell\u2019s story&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.achievement.org\/autodoc\/page\/pow0bio-1\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a fascinating podcast featuring General Powell&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.achievement.org\/autodoc\/podcasts\/artpod-6-powell2010-plv\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.achievement.org\/\"><strong>Academy of Achievement<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military Heroes &#8211; U. S. Army Colin Luther Powell Colin Luther Powell was born in Harlem in 1937. 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