[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 182 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Remembering Colin Powell

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, today, we learned that America has 
lost a trailblazing leader with the passing of Colin Powell.
  It is hard to imagine a more quintessentially American story: A son 
of Jamaican immigrants who learned Yiddish from his boyhood neighbors 
in the Bronx becomes a four-star general in the U.S. Army and serves 
four Presidential administrations, including as National Security 
Advisor, the youngest ever Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 
the first Black Secretary of State.
  As a young officer, General Powell rendered brave and distinguished 
service on the frontlines. As a senior leader, he helped four 
Presidents protect our Nation, represent us on the world stage, and 
chart our course through uncertain and turbulent times that included 
the dawn of a new century and the beginning of our global war on 
terrorists, who will not leave America alone even if we leave them 
alone.
  Today, we remember and honor a man who truly dedicated his entire 
life to serving his country.