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Develop a 40-year friendship with secretary powell, general powell and then it was colonel powell? well, you have two disgruntled multi-tour combat vets who are not happy with the way we conducted the war and certainly not happy with the way we left and delighted to be part of a new administration which was coming in to develop not only the weapons system we needed but redevelopment morale that our nation needed so much, so that was a natural bonding thing. one day i asked general powell, i think he was major general at the time. i said what's the secret to leadership >> reporter: how do you k...

With secretary powell, general powell and then colonel powell? well, you have two disgruntled, multi-tour combat vets who are not happy with the war and the way we left. and delighted to be part of a new administration which was coming in to develop not only the weapons systems we needed but redevelop the morale that our nation needed so much. that was a natural bonding thing. one day i asked general powell, i think major general at the time, i said what's the secret to leadership? how do you know a good leader? he said, you see some people and they look great, strapping in the uniform. but th...

The border in texas. steve, thanks. former secretary of state colin powell is being remembered as a principled man of humility and humor. powell's funeral was held today following his death last month. national security correspondent jennifer griffin reports tonight from washington's national cathedral. ♪ take my hand. >> the nation's top leader gathered at the national cathedral to say goodbye to colin powell a soldier who rose to become the country's first black national security adviser. chairman of the joint chiefs and secretary of state. >> colin powell was a great leader because he was...

The ceremony will be at 10am on Nov. 11 at the flagpole of the Government Services Building in Bunnell.

Shocking and devastating are just two of the words used by a combat veteran to describe the scenes coming out of Afghanistan.