U.S. Army Veteran and retired Gen. Colin Powell was chairman of The Joint Staff when Operation Desert Shield started in August 1990. The now 83-year-old Veteran said the anniversary is an opportunity for all Americans to appreciate the work Desert Storm Veterans did in service of the country. #DesertStorm30 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. CNN's Wolf Blitzer looks back on his life and career. | CNN