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  • Pickett gives remarks at 2025 American Legion Connecticut Convention.

    Pickett gives remarks at 2025 American Legion Connecticut Convention.

    TRUMBULL, CONN. (July 11, 2025)–Department of Connecticut Commander Charles M. Pickett addressed the Department of Connecticut American Legion Annual Convention on the topic of “mutual helpfulness” at the Trumbull Mariott. “For God and Country… For God and Country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: We recite this, the preamble of our constitution, dozens

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  • VFW CONNECTICUT ELECTS FIRST IRAQ / AFGHANISTAN VETERAN TO LEAD STATE

    VFW CONNECTICUT ELECTS FIRST IRAQ / AFGHANISTAN VETERAN TO LEAD STATE

    ROCKY HILL, CONN. (June 15, 2025)—The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department of Connecticut elected their first Iraq and Afghanistan War veteran to lead the largest and oldest war veterans organization in the state. Charles M. Pickett, an English teacher at The Sound School in New Haven, was elected and installed at

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  • PICKETT SUBMITS TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF VSO SALES TAX EXEMPTION

    Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee Public Hearing  February 26, 2025 Testimony in Support of  H.B. No. 5065 AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN SALES TO MILITARY AND VETERANS-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES Committee Co-Chairs, Senator Fonfara  and Representative Horn, and distinguished members of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, thank you for

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