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War with saddam a second time, a war that's a glaring stain on an otherwise remarkable career. powell's path from from the bronx to combat duty in vietnam, to national security adviser to president ronald reagan, to serve vinagre as the youngest and the first black chairman of the joint chiefs to two american presidents and then to foggy bottom as the first black secretary of state. president biden george w. bush this morning in a statement calling powell, quote, a family man and a friend. that statement framing the four-star general's legacy this way. he was such a favorite of presidents that...

>> and colonel bill smallin is back with us. apologies for the technical issues. i want to come back to the powell doctrine and the legacy of the man in a minute. we know general powell had a blood cancer and attacked the immune system. even though he was vaccinated against covid he got an infection because he was immunocompromised. what do you know about how all that played out sadly? >> well, he clearly was fighting it very hard. he had great medical -- great medical advice and attention through walter reed and other ways, but he was -- he was a fighter, and -- and he -- and, unfortunately, ...

Servant through and through. it was part of his dna and he would want to be remembered as someone who cared about america more than life itself, and god love him. we're going to miss him terribly, terribly, terribly. >> colonel bill smallin, i want to thank from the bottom of my heart today. i know you did this as a favor to me because of our long relationship on a very difficult day for you. i'm grateful for your thoughts and i hope the country is grateful about your thought about your friend, general powell. thank, sir, i appreciate it. >> you bet, john. thank you. >> thank you. you see it...