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PICKETT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE TO SAVE OUR STATE VETERAN CEMETERY
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. (November 11, 2025)–Department of Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Charles M. Pickett continues to advocate for the salvation of the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery, which is facing closure as it reaches capacity. The largest of the three state veteran cemeteries, with one in Darien closed and a small one in Rocky Hill…
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VFW CONNECTICUT LEADERSHIP AT EASTERN CONFERENCE
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (Oct. 23, 2025)–Department of Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars and Department Auxiliary leadership attended the VFW Eastern Conference annual meeting. More than a dozen Bylaw resolutions were decided at the one-day conference, ending with a formal banquet at the Doubletree in Wilmington and presided over by President Ben Thompson of Proctor-Hopson VFW Post…
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2025 VFW CONNECTICUT AND AUXILIARY TESTIMONIAL
PLANTSVILLE, CONN. (Oct. 5, 2025)–Department of Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary members, friends and family gathered for the 2025 Department Testimonial at the Aqua Turf Club. The annual event honored VFW Connecticut Commander Charles M. Pickett and Auxiliary President Cheryl Costello-Pelkey. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17oBEX9vmU