embodied what america can and should be. general powell on his own words on a life well lived my life has been blessed because i have had a chance to serve my country, and i ve had a chance to do things that have benefited my country. and when it s all over, i just hope that they say, he was a good soldier, he did a good job, raised a good family and god bless him. that s all i ask for. powerful words from general powell tonight. martha with us from washington. and martha, we know many republicans wanted powell to run for president along the way. he famously resisted and it was often reported that his wife alma was not keen on the idea. reporter: she was not, david. and i think she was largely concerned about his safely. and in the end, he really didn t want to run for president, because whenever you ask colin powell whether he wanted to be called secretary of general, he would always say general, because he was a soldier at heart, a good soldier, david. i know that was s