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Heart, he said, following the passing of colin powell. wolf blitzer, i'm sure you heard austin there but you were speaking about that particular part of powell's legacy which is his own discussion of racial progress in the u.s. military more broadly during his own career. >> he was so proud of the fact that the united states army was really a leader in integration, and making sure that everyone volunteered to serve in the u.s. army whatever their background, whatever their race would have great opportunities and look at the opportunities that he had and he took advantage of the opportunities a...

Graduated from city college of new york. and he rose to the highest ranks in not only the military but also in areas of foreign policy and state craft. this is a guy who we talk about who had teachers who looked at this african-american kid and said you can do anything. >> powell's longtime chief of staff tells cnn that powell was vaccinated with the pfizer vaccine. that he got his second dose back in early february, was due to get his booster shot this past week but couldn't receive it because he fell ill. >> alex marquardt, thank you. joining us live to discuss, cnn special correspondent j...

Military leader, two-time recipient of the presidential medal of freedom and a political icon to many, passed away this morning at walter reed hospital due to complications from covid-19 according to his family. he was 84 years old and fully vaccinated. powell had been suffering from a type of blood cancer that can weaken the body's ability to fight infections. the president said he, quote, embodied the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat. in the last hour we heard from the secretary of state. we heard him talk about powell's lasting impact in diplomatsationed around the world. and llo...

Administrations. that of ronald reagan, that of george h.w. bush and that of george w. bush. my first memories him bret date back to 1989 early part of 1990 when the u.s. invaded panama a conflict many will not remember to take down the corrupt criminal dictatorship of manuel nor weighing go whose administration down there had declared war on the united states, big mistake. powell came to the white house to brief. skepticism about the utility of american military force was very much invogue. powell's briefings were absolutely dazzling, convincing authoritative, crisp, clear, very much like pow...

And he rose to the highest ranks not only in the military, but also areas of foreign policy and state craft. >> from powell's heritage to his storied military career before becoming a public servant, he paved the way for so many. like secretary of defense. >> the world lost one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed. alma lost a great husband and the family lost a tremendous father. i lost a tremendous personal friend and mentor. >> reflecting on his career, powell told wolf blitzer that making the case that iraq had weapons of mass destruction was one of his biggest mistakes. >> ...