There is an old Vietnam War photograph of him near a downed US helicopter, he most likely was wounded during that downing.
Powell served two combat tours in the Vietnam war, first tour in about 1961 as a captain and the 2nd tour as a major with the 23rd infantry in 1967, wounded twice.
Over 3,000 Australian Servicemen wounded in Vietnam.
Millions.
Yes, his A4 Skyhawk was shot down.
The term is wounded during war and injured for accidents; about 300,000 plus men.
Colin Powell received the Soldier's Medal for bravery for his efforts in the Vietnam war. Colin Powell was the Secretary of the State from 2001 to 2005.
As did GEN Norman Schwarzkopf, who served in the Vietnam War, GEN Colin Powell applied what he learned in Vietnam to, "Operation Desert Storm", in 1991; which resulted in complete victory, and the lowest US casualties (and actually lower than that) since the Spanish-American War of 1898; which was nicknamed the, "Splendid Little War".
Powell served two combat tours in the Vietnam war, first tour in about 1961 as a captain and the 2nd tour as a major with the 23rd infantry in 1967, wounded twice.
Colin Powell was the commander of the allied forces in the first Gulf War against Iraq. Later on he was Foreign Secretary in the first George W. Bush administration.
Powell was a US Army officer fighting in the war; serving with the Americal Division.
Over 3,000 Australian Servicemen wounded in Vietnam.
Millions.
Yes, his A4 Skyhawk was shot down.
The term is wounded during war and injured for accidents; about 300,000 plus men.
Yes, he was.
I don't know, but I do know that he fought in war, and that he and Colin Powell were probably war enemies or maybe he was gay. Sorry but that's the best that I can do.
Colin Powell