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Entered the city college of new york to study geology during the rotc program that he found his calling. then later graduated at the top of his class. >> dana: his parents produced his name with the -- he changed it to colin after he learned about the u.s. army corp pilot colin. >> bill: he was 84 years of life, colin powell gave so much of that in service to his country and today we say thank you. colin powell dead at the age of 84. >> dana: we'll bring you other news now and the border crisis, of course, continues to escalate into gunfire. mexican cartels regularly firing at u.s. personnel. ...

This morning at walter reed, where he had been hospitalized since last monday. the 84-year-old was a role model for younger african-americans like defense secretary lloyd austin. >> the world lost one to have the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed, and i lost a tremendous personal friend and mentor. >> he's not only a dear friend and patriot, one of our great military leaders and a man of overwhelming decency. >> reporter: raised in harlem and the bronx as a child of immigrant parents, powell joined the rotc program at city college of new york, became a soldier, did two tours in viet...

>> eric, a lot of the small towns are rural, a lot on the south and recruiters call them hot spots, they rank them by the number of 17 to 24-year-olds who enlist in the military, they're often next to major military bases, we went down in kathleen, georgia to talk to some of the students about why they are interested in a career in the military including one senior in high school who signed a 6-year contract to go in the air force. >> that sense of family, everyone knows each other, everyone is connected, everyone knows everyone, it's like a small town feeling but all across the world. >> that...

Kathleen, population about 15,000, to talk to young people about why they intend to pursue a career in the military including a senior in high school who just signed up for six years in the air force. >> that sense of family, everyone's connected and knows everyone. it's like a small town feeling but all across the world. >> reporter: the rotc program has won a number of awards. many of the students either enlist right away after graduation, or they intend to go on to the military academies after high school. the instruct theres say one of the -- instructors say one of the key things so to set...

To pursue a career in the military. >> the biggest thing about the military is that it gives your purpose. every day work force you get your job done. nine to five. give a purpose to serve your nation and that's what i really look forward to. is having a bigger goal at the end of the day something really driving me to do well. that rotc program has veterans high school has won a number of awards. they a list immediately after graduation or they go to a service academy like west point or the naval academy. one of the keys is to set high expectations. >> kids with this generation will rise to me...