Media Release
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PICKETT PRESIDES OVER CONNECTICUT OFFICIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CEREMONY
HARTFORD, CONN. (July 4, 2025)–As part of the official observance of Independence Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut organized the annual program at the State Capitol on July fourth. VFW Connecticut Commander Charles M. Pickett presided as master of ceremony for the event, which was organized in conjunction with the Department of…
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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 nation’s largest and most established war veterans service organization in the state. Charles M. Pickett, an English teacher at The Sound School in New Haven, was elected…
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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…