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jdulej
10-18-2021, 08:02 PM
A great American with a great American story

manaboutown
10-18-2021, 08:58 PM
Yawn. Old news. Must have seen it 100 times today.

Luggage
10-18-2021, 10:17 PM
A real success story - HE grew up in the BRONX - when it was a real place .....

tvbound
10-18-2021, 10:37 PM
Our nation lost a true hero and someone who all Americans should look up to today. He served his country, in many roles, as the son of immigrants, with honor, integrity, honesty, ethics and a willingness to admit it - when he was wrong. If only we had a whole bunch more like him.

mixsonci
10-19-2021, 12:33 AM
I had the pleasure of meeting him in Afghanistan when he was Secretary of State, one of the nicest people I ever met

Koapaka
10-19-2021, 12:49 AM
Yawn. Old news. Must have seen it 100 times today.

Spoken like a true civilian....expect from others but never contribute.

Eg_cruz
10-19-2021, 05:08 AM
Yawn. Old news. Must have seen it 100 times today.
Wow……smdh
Rude much

DaleDivine
10-19-2021, 05:26 AM
Our nation lost a true hero and someone who all Americans should look up to today. He served his country, in many roles, as the son of immigrants, with honor, integrity, honesty, ethics and a willingness to admit it - when he was wrong. If only we had a whole bunch more like him.

I think he would have made a great president.
:bigbow::bigbow:

Altavia
10-19-2021, 05:51 AM
Powell’s 13 Leadership Rules:

1. It Ain’t as Bad as You Think! It Will Look Better in the Morning. Leaving the office at night with a winning attitude affects more than you alone; it conveys that attitude to your followers.
2. Get Mad Then Get Over It. Instead of letting anger destroy you, use it to make constructive change.
3. Avoid Having Your Ego so Close to your Position that When Your Position Falls, Your Ego Goes With It. Keep your ego in check, and know that you can lead from wherever you are.
4. It Can be Done. Leaders make things happen. If one approach doesn’t work, find another.
5. Be Careful What You Choose. You May Get It. Your team will have to live with your choices, so don’t rush.
6. Don’t Let Adverse Facts Stand in the Way of a Good Decision. Superb leadership is often a matter of superb instinct. When faced with a tough decision, use the time available to gather information that will inform your instinct.
7. You Can’t Make Someone Else’s Choices. You Shouldn’t Let Someone Else Make Yours. While good leaders listen and consider all perspectives, they ultimately make their own decisions. Accept your good decisions. Learn from your mistakes.
8. Check Small Things. Followers live in the world of small things. Find ways to get visibility into that world.
9. Share Credit. People need recognition and a sense of worth as much as they need food and water.
10. Remain calm. Be kind. Few people make sound or sustainable decisions in an atmosphere of chaos. Establish a calm zone while maintaining a sense of urgency.
11. Have a Vision. Be Demanding. Followers need to know where their leaders are taking them and for what purpose. To achieve the purpose, set demanding standards and make sure they are met.
12. Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers. Successful organizations are not built by cowards or cynics.
13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. If you believe and have prepared your followers, your followers will believe.

mabreyjk
10-19-2021, 06:15 AM
I met him when I was a young Captain and he was commanding V Corps. A gentleman through and through. His book is great and well worth reading.

ThirdOfFive
10-19-2021, 06:30 AM
Our nation lost a true hero and someone who all Americans should look up to today. He served his country, in many roles, as the son of immigrants, with honor, integrity, honesty, ethics and a willingness to admit it - when he was wrong. If only we had a whole bunch more like him.
Well said. I agree completely on all points but especially the point about integrity, which is a virtue all too lacking in many people today.

JoeinFL
10-19-2021, 06:34 AM
Spoken like a true civilian....expect from others but never contribute.

That comment is as thoughtless as his was.

Koapaka
10-19-2021, 06:51 AM
That comment is as thoughtless as his was.


I earned my right to speak my mind. See rule #12

pablo cruze
10-19-2021, 06:53 AM
Powell’s 13 Leadership Rules:

1. It Ain’t as Bad as You Think! It Will Look Better in the Morning. Leaving the office at night with a winning attitude affects more than you alone; it conveys that attitude to your followers.
2. Get Mad Then Get Over It. Instead of letting anger destroy you, use it to make constructive change.
3. Avoid Having Your Ego so Close to your Position that When Your Position Falls, Your Ego Goes With It. Keep your ego in check, and know that you can lead from wherever you are.
4. It Can be Done. Leaders make things happen. If one approach doesn’t work, find another.
5. Be Careful What You Choose. You May Get It. Your team will have to live with your choices, so don’t rush.
6. Don’t Let Adverse Facts Stand in the Way of a Good Decision. Superb leadership is often a matter of superb instinct. When faced with a tough decision, use the time available to gather information that will inform your instinct.
7. You Can’t Make Someone Else’s Choices. You Shouldn’t Let Someone Else Make Yours. While good leaders listen and consider all perspectives, they ultimately make their own decisions. Accept your good decisions. Learn from your mistakes.
8. Check Small Things. Followers live in the world of small things. Find ways to get visibility into that world.
9. Share Credit. People need recognition and a sense of worth as much as they need food and water.
10. Remain calm. Be kind. Few people make sound or sustainable decisions in an atmosphere of chaos. Establish a calm zone while maintaining a sense of urgency.
11. Have a Vision. Be Demanding. Followers need to know where their leaders are taking them and for what purpose. To achieve the purpose, set demanding standards and make sure they are met.
12. Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers. Successful organizations are not built by cowards or cynics.
13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. If you believe and have prepared your followers, your followers will believe.
Thank you for sharing this. Good advise for us (leaders and followers). I think he would have been a good president. Obviously he has immense leadership experience.

charlieo1126@gmail.com
10-19-2021, 07:39 AM
Spoken like a true civilian....expect from others but never contribute.
Whether the guy was in the military or not he’s got a right to his own opinion. I hear from time to time when somebody doesn’t like what another person says, they use the “Well You Must Not Have Been In The Military “ being in the military doesn’t make your opinion any better then anyone else’s opinion

manaboutown
10-19-2021, 07:46 AM
Spoken like a true civilian....expect from others but never contribute.


Nope, I am a vet and have a DD214 to prove it.

jbartle1
10-19-2021, 07:52 AM
A good guy, with scruples, and took responsibility for his mistakes, wish more of our leaders were like Gen. Powell.

mark100
10-19-2021, 09:31 AM
He served our country with honor and class.

coffeebean
10-19-2021, 02:15 PM
I think he would have made a great president.
:bigbow::bigbow:

He would have had my vote. RIP.

malikjam
10-19-2021, 04:50 PM
Koapaka, I concur with you. I briefly met General Powell and he was a great leader, mission mover and human.

charlieo1126@gmail.com
10-19-2021, 05:00 PM
Spoken like a true civilian....expect from others but never contribute.

If your going to denigrate someone’s opinion because you think they weren’t in the military , let’s go one step father and say seen much combat because only someone whose seen combat should be able to have an opinion about judging a military man

Koapaka
10-19-2021, 06:41 PM
If your going to denigrate someone’s opinion because you think they weren’t in the military , let’s go one step father and say seen much combat because only someone whose seen combat should be able to have an opinion about judging a military man


Personally was awarded Air Medals

Koapaka
10-19-2021, 06:57 PM
If your going to denigrate someone’s opinion because you think they weren’t in the military , let’s go one step father and say seen much combat because only someone whose seen combat should be able to have an opinion about judging a military man, Total sexist pig attitude.....believe it or not, LOTS of us women saw combat conditions each and every mission and earned Air Medals for it.

skyking
10-19-2021, 06:58 PM
He seriously considered running for the Republican nomination for President but did not because his wife thought that he would be shot by a white man. Then he backed Barrack Obama because he felt that the election of a black man would be "transformational".

This man had "principles"?

charlieo1126@gmail.com
10-19-2021, 07:45 PM
, Total sexist pig attitude.....believe it or not, LOTS of us women saw combat conditions each and every mission and earned Air Medals for it. your wrong I didn’t know whether you were a woman or man I was addressing but I was stating that telling someone he must be a civilian because he had an opinion about a military man , I was trying to emphasize how wrong that was but it’s ok you exposed yourself by calling me that, so much so that maybe you should look in mirror after that insult

charlieo1126@gmail.com
10-19-2021, 08:02 PM
And my credentials 1st Brigade 101st Airborne Vietnam 19 months , 26 months with Vietnamese paratroopers and that’s just the American Army part and then more years as a civilian in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos but I don’t mind civilians having a comment about the military , wasn’t that what we fought for and medals woo hoo don’t know where they are or even care, but i did show my papers to get a Purple Heart plate because I heard cops would give you a break and they have , but alas no hat, no T-shirt and no flag and among my friends no stories I only wrote about my credentials because I was asked about mine and what right I had to say my piece in a post that has disappeared hmmmm that’s all folks

Joe V.
10-19-2021, 08:18 PM
, Total sexist pig attitude.....believe it or not, LOTS of us women saw combat conditions each and every mission and earned Air Medals for it.

Respectably, you either were in combat or you were not in combat.

manaboutown
10-19-2021, 08:33 PM
And my credentials 1st Brigade 101st Airborne Vietnam 19 months , 26 months with Vietnamese paratroopers and that’s just the American Army part and then more years as a civilian in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos but I don’t mind civilians having a comment about the military , wasn’t that what we fought for and medals woo hoo don’t know where they are or even care, but i did show my papers to get a Purple Heart plate because I heard cops would give you a break and they have , but alas no hat, no T-shirt and no flag and among my friends no stories

"but there was more to it then that , I grew up in very tough neighborhood and got into very bad trouble with rival gang kids it was bad enough that I left the country at 15 and joined the French Foreign Legion , my lack of height 5ft 6 drove much of my decisions in my life , the Legion was elite the legions paratroops were the best and the First Foreign Parachute Battalion was the best of all and after 6 years fighting both in Vietnam in 1954 and then Algeria it was a natural progression to American Army as a para serving with different units both American and Vietnamese paratroopers in Nam and later as a civilian in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos and another 30 years in most of hot spots in world, paratroops are the elite of every army in the world and I have quick way to sum up life I spent my whole life helping to keep bad governments in power or to put bad rebels into power that way it never made me crazy like the people in power I worked for , FYI I don’t own any guns and don’t see a need either and I believe that people given s chance can change I’m an example"

You have led a remarkable life indeed!

charlieo1126@gmail.com
10-19-2021, 08:38 PM
Both asked one with curiosity the other with malice not remarkable just different and I can assure you all true

charlieo1126@gmail.com
10-19-2021, 09:20 PM
I think I’ll take a break for awhile no one seems to understand my post using humor and sarcasm and I’m actually falling into the trap of explaining myself , OMG I don’t know how I got there , what’s next for me , calling people names because you don’t understand there post ???? Oh My !!! Time for a vacation Go Red Sox ������������������������everyone

stanley
10-19-2021, 09:25 PM
Sad.......a discussion on Colin Powell turns into a me, me fest. You people are sad.

THUNDERCHIEF
10-19-2021, 11:18 PM
Your able to know people’s thoughts…. WOW.

Nucky
10-20-2021, 06:49 AM
RIP Colin Powell. You will be missed. Although you were not perfect, a human trait. I felt better when you were serving our country.

Keep an eye on our country from wherever you are and keep an eye on the pinheads who are trying to fill your shoes.

All my respect to everyone on this thread who served our country. Bless you all.

Petersweeney
10-20-2021, 07:48 AM
I was disappointed that he was part of Bush’s lie re weapons of mass destruction - all his credibility went in the toilet after that….

Frank Giardino
10-20-2021, 07:51 AM
If I recall, Powell doubted Weapons of Mass Destruction, just wanted to get rid of a bad guy.

Pachine58
10-20-2021, 10:50 AM
Some people need to study his history. He made many mistakes that cost many lives. Like those weapons of mass destruction hoax.

tvbound
10-20-2021, 12:46 PM
:1rotfl: (I assume you were being facetious, although around these parts one can never be sure ;) ).

A quick search of what was actually said, not to mention the site rules on 'p' stuff, makes one wonder why that post has been allowed to stay up since this morning.