Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Colin Luther Powell ( Ë koÊ lÉ n ; born April 5 , 1937 ) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army .
Simplified: Colin Luther Powell , KCB ( Honorary ) , MSC , ( born April 5 , 1937 ) is a retired General in the United States Army .