Burial flag of Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: November 5, 2021
name: label: Created by
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Received by
content: Alma J. Powell, American, 1937 - 2024
label: Issued by
content: General Mark Milley, American, born 1958
label: Subject of
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This flag was presented to Alma Powell by General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at General Colin Powell's burial service at Arlington National Cemetery on November 5, 2021. The flag was originally draped over General Powell's casket to honor his military service to the United States.
label: Description
content: The United States burial flag of General Colin L. Powell, given by the United States Armed Forces to Alma J. Powell, November 5, 2021. Following the tradition of US military burials, this tightly folded flag was presented to General Powell’s wife, Alma J. Powell near or at the conclusion of General Colin Powell’s burial ceremony by General Mark Milley, 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
place: label: Place used
content: Arlington, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.10
objectType: label: Type
content: flags
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: nylon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (folded): 2 9/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 1 × 1 cm)