I served under him while he was the 2nd Brigade Commander with the 101st. He wrote me a letter of recommendation that enabled me to receive an Active Duty ROTC scholarship. Until 2008 when he announced his support for Obama I worshipped the ground he walked on. At that time I threatened to burn the letter but my wife hid it on me. With his second endorsement of Obama I have now lost total respect for the man. My wife hid the letter again. But if I can find it I will burn it.
I spent 8 years in AF Project Checkmate. It was the planning cell for Air Campaign for Desert Storm. Because it wasn’t Joint, Powell asked the Air Force Chief of Staff to disband it, which he did.