Gen. Powell
The Jan. 23 television appearance of Gen. Colin L. Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggests a partial answer to the question of why minorities are overrepresented in the U.S. military: Some of them are simply trying to emulate this smart, tough, successful man.
STEPHEN MADIGAN, Culver City
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