Colin Powell was born on April 5th, 1937 in Harlem, New York, and raised in South Bronx, New York. His parents were Luther Theophilus Powell and Maud Arial McKoy who were from Jamaica. He also has Irish and Scottish backrounds. His first experience in the army was as a member of the "Pershing Rifles" which was a military drill team organization for college-level students, and was founded John J. Pershing in 1894. In 1978, Colin Powell was promoted to second leautenant. He was a professional soldier for 35 years and eventually became a General. While serving in the Third Armored Division as a Leiutenant in Germany he met Famous Musician Elvis Presly who was also serving in that division.
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