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PICKETT INDUCTED INTO 2025 CLASS OF CONNECTICUT VETERANS HALL OF FAME
ROCKY HILL, CONN. (Jan. 22, 2026)– Fourteen veterans, including Department of Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Charles M. Pickett, were inducted into the 2025 Class of the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame, held in a packed Gold Star Families Memorial Auditorium at the Connecticut Veterans Affairs campus. The Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame is…
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PICKETT MAKES GENERATIONAL MILITARY DONATION
HARTFORD, CONN. (Jan 21, 2026)–Spanning three generations of his family, Department of Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Charles M. Pickett donated a century of American military equipment to the state history museum. Pickett said that more than 141 individual items were donated to The Museum of Connecticut History–Connecticut’s state history museum that collects and…
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VFW CONNECTICUT INCREASES STATE SCHOLARSHIP TOP PRIZE
ROCKY HILL, CONN. (Jan. 11, 2026)–Because of the generous donations by Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts in the state of Connecticut, the statewide youth scholarship program award has been increased. The Department of Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars, Voice of Democracy annual audio-essay contest increased their grand prize to $1,000 for the January 11, 2026…