WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, told attendees at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference that they need to keep at work preserving hope and should never forget that the great strength of America rests in how it welcomes immigrants who come to the U.S. with goodwill.
Powell, the son of immigrant parents, regaled the conference goers with praise for the work of credit unions in his own life and history and for the work they continue to do.
Building on the themes of both aging (Powell is 71) and retiring from positions of great public recognition, Powell discussed what it had been like in his life to be the "little guy" to be young in the military, unsophisticated about finances and receiving an education from Pentagon Federal Credit Union to get his financial life in order.
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