AdvertisementColin Powell is remembered as a down-to-earth statesman and leader at his funeralUpdated November 05, 2021Brian NaylorfacebookEmailSecretary of State Colin Powell is pictured after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in Washington, D.C. Powell died in October and is being honored at a funeral service on Friday. (U.S. National Archives via Getty Images)This article was originally published on November 05, 2021.