“As a token of respect for General Powell and his life in serving our people, I order the authority given to me as President of the United States to half-fly the US flags in the White House and on all government buildings and military posts,” Biden's order says.
Earlier, the American president named Colin Powell one of the greatest Americans.
On October 18, former Secretary of State Colin Powell passed away at the age of 84 from complications caused by COVID-19.