US Army green service uniform belt worn by General Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1989-1993
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: Colin Luther Powell was born in Harlem, New York, on April 5, 1937. He graduated from Community College of New York in 1958 and earned his commission through the ROTC as a second lieutenant in the Regular Army. After a distinguished and highly decorated military career, Powell was promoted to four-star general in 1989. That same year he became the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), serving under President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. General Powell retired from the Army in 1993 after 35 years of service. In 2001 he became the first African American Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush before resigning in 2004. General Powell died on October 18, 2021, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. After a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in D.C., General Powell was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
label: Description
content: A US Army green service uniform belt worn by Colin L. Powell as General and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The belt is made from black canvas cotton and synthetic fiber blend fabric. There is a brass metal flat clip on one end and a brass metal flip buckle on the other end. The text "US" is engraved on the back of the buckle.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Persian Gulf War, 1991
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.14.5
objectType: label: Type
content: belts (costume accessories)
label: Type
content: military uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton and synthetic fiber blend cloth with metal fastener
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 1 5/8 × 36 1/2 × 3/4 in. (4.1 × 92.7 × 1.9 cm)