Powell died early Monday morning due to complications from COVID-19. Powell, the first Black secretary of state and the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was fully vaccinated, his family said in a post on his Facebook page.
Powell had battled various other ailments, including Parkinson's disease. He was 84.«We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment,» the Powell family wrote. «We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American.»President Joe Biden expressed his condolences to Powell's family and applauded the longtime Army veteran for putting «country before self, before party.»«Jill and I are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear.
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