Admin l Monday, October 18, 2021
WASHINGTON – Hollywood actor and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has described Colin Luther Powel who passed on earlier today as a special American who put himself second to his country, to his soldiers and to his family.
Colin Luther Powel was born April 5, 1937 but died October 18, 2021. He was 84.
According to Schwarzenegger , Colin Powel lived his life as first in almost everything. “The first national Security Adviser, first black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and First Black Secretary of State and so on, adding, “ and despite all that, when you get to know him, you learned that he never put himself first. During the first Gulf War, I learned that first hand”, he said.
“In 1990, I read an article about our troops staying fit by lifting sandbags, and I said to myself, they deserve better than this. So, I picked up the phone and called General Powel. I told him I could have 40 tons of weights and fitness equipment ready to donate immediately, but shipping by sea could take months.
“General Powel jumped into action and told me, “Arnold, I can get these weight on a plane because I know how much they will help morale but don’t say anything about it until this is all over because not everybody will understand.
“Three weeks later, I started getting thank you cards and photos of troops training with the new equipment in the mall.
“They really should have been thanking General Powel, who lived his life being first but always put himself second to his country, to his soldiers, to his family.
“May his selflessness and patriotism inspire all of us, every day”, he said of Collin Powel.
