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Year Rank Event<br>
1937 Newborn Colin Powell is born<br>
1954 College Enrolls at CCNY joins ROTC<br>
1958 Graduate, 2nd Lieutenant Graduates from CCNY as the 2nd best cadet from ROTC becomes a 2nd lieutenant<br>
1962 Husband, 2nd Lieutenant Marries Alma Johnson, goes to Vietnam<br>
1963 Husband, Father, 2nd Lieutenant Has a son, Michael<br>
1965 Husband, Father, 2nd lieutenant Has a daughter, Linda<br>
1968 Husband, Father, 2nd Lieutenant Goes back to Vietnam for a year, rescues Major General Gettys in helicopter crash<br>
1970 Husband, Father, Lieutenant Colonel Has a 2nd daughter, Annemarie<br>
1978 Husband, Father, Brigadier General Receives 1st Star<br>
1983 Husband, Father, Major General Top military assistant to Caspar Weinberger, the Secretary of Defense, receives 2nd Star<br>
1987 Husband, Father, Major General Appointed national security adviser<br>
1989 Husband, Father, Full General Appointed Chairman of the JCS, receives 4th star<br>
1993 Husband, Father, Full General Retires from Army<br>
2001 Husband, Father, Ret. Full General Is sworn in as 65th Secretary of State<br>
2004 Husband, Father, Ret. Full General Resigns as Secretary of State to be replaced by Condoleezza Rice<br>
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