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COMMANDERS’ TURKEY TOUR
Thanks to Albert J. Breault VFW POST 1523 and Commander Hans Lowell in Putnam; Plainfield VFW and Commander Sherry Wozniak; and Wheeler-Young VFW Post 201 and QM Steiner for hosting VFWCT Sr. Vice Commander Stanley W Borusiewicz Jr and Jr. Vice Commander Charles Pickett on an impromptu swing around the state. Shout out to Commander…
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2023 Jr. Vice Commanders Training
Jr. Vice Commanders across the VFW met at the Kansas City International Airport for a conference, training, and a tour of the national headquarters from Oct. 12 to 15, 2023.
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Building Homes for Heroes
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut Junior Vice Commander Charles Pickett joined the New Haven Veterans in welcoming Army Specialist Evan Marcy to the neighborhood at the Building Homes For Heroes event.
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124th VFW National Convention
PHOENIX, AZ (July 22-26, 2023) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization and the largest combat veterans group in America, held it’s 124th VFW National Convention in Phoenix, Arizona in conjunction with the VFW Auxiliary. Officers and delegates from the VFW Department of Convention ventured to…
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PICKETT NAMED 2022-2023 VFW ALL-AMERICAN POST COMMANDER
GWOT Post Earns Esteemed Status for Third Time in Eight Years KANSAS CITY, MO (July 10, 2021)—The Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 and outgoing Commander Charles M. Pickett have been named a top post and leader–again–in the largest combat veterans organization in America. Chartered in June 2015, the young post was notified…
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PICKETT ELECTED VFW CONNECTICUT JR VICE
Elected to third-highest office by acclimation ROCKY HILL, CONN. (June 11, 2023)–The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut has elected their first Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran to a senior, state-wide office. Charles M. Pickett was elected to be the 2023 Junior Vice Commander at the Department of Connecticut Convention. While the organization has…
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PICKETT PASSES BATON TO NEW LEADERSHIP
Candidate moves on from three leadership roles in May 2023 NEW HAVEN, CONN. (June 1, 2023)–VFW Connecticut Junior Vice Commander Candidate Charles Pickett has completed three, multi-year terms as leader of three organizations last month. Pickett has moved on from being commander of VFW Connecticut District 2, VFW New Haven Post 12150 and American Legion…
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PICKETT FEATURED IN NEW HAVEN POWDER HOUSE DAY CEREMONIES
Stood in as “First Selectman” in Revolutionary War Ceremony NEW HAVEN, CONN. (May 6, 2023)–VFW Connecticut Junior Vice Commander Candidate Charles Pickett was honored to be included in the 248th Anniversary Celebration / Annual Powder House Day Ceremonies. Reenacted annually by the Second Company, Governor’s Foot Guard from Branford, Connecticut, “Powder House Day” commemorates when…
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PICKETT RECOMMENDED BY POST 201 COMMANDER
WATERBURY, CONN. — Commander of VFW Post 201 in Waterbury made a special appeal, offering a personal endorsement to Department of Connecticut Junior Vice Commander Candidate Charles Pickett as he runs for the state-level office. “Please accept this as my personal endorsement,” Comeau wrote, “for nomination and advancement to the VFW Department of Connecticut 2023-2024…
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TESTIMONIAL HONORING PICKETT IN APRIL
🇺🇲 Veterans, members, families and friends are cordially invited to attend the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Connecticut District 2 testimonial dinner honoring outgoing Commander Charles M. Pickett and Auxiliary President Kathrine Fleischauer as they complete their multi-year terms in district leadership. Reception with cash bar begins at 2 p.m. and dinner…
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ALL VFWCT DISTRICTS ENDORSE PICKETT
ROCKY HILL, CONN. (MARCH 16, 2023)—All of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut Districts have endorsed a Post-9/11 veteran for state-level leadership position. VFW District 3, covering Hartford and Windham counties, and VFW District 6, encompassing Middlesex County, endorsed VFW New Haven and District 2 Commander Charles M. Pickett this week to be…
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VFWCT2 Annual Convention Book Ad 2023
VFWCT2 Posts as of June 2023 Post 201 Wheeler-Young Post No. 201, Waterbury Post 591 Major Raoul Lufbery Post No. 591, Wallingford Post 597 Comcowich-Carver Post No. 597, Ansonia Post 1607 George Newton Post No. 1607, Southbury Post 1946 Crusader Post No. 1946, Naugatuck Post 1979 Wolcott Post No. 1979, Wolcott Post 2096 Madison Post…
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VFWCT5 ENDORSES PICKETT
WINSTED, CONN. (FEB. 24, 2023)—The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut District 5 has endorsed a Post-9/11 veteran for a state-level leadership position. VFW District 5, covering Litchfield county, has endorsed VFW New Haven and District 2 Commander Charles M. Pickett to be the 2023 Department Junior Vice Commander. He was unanimously endorsed at…
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PAST C-I-C AND VFWCT1 ENDORSE PICKETT
WESTPORT, CONN. (FEB. 18, 2023)—The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut District 1 and Past Commander-in-Chief from Connecticut Edward S. Banas Sr. (2003-2004) have endorsed a Post-9/11 veteran for a state-level leadership position. VFW District 1, covering Fairfield county, has endorsed VFW New Haven and District 2 Commander Charles M. Pickett to be the…
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VFWCT4 ENDORSES PICKETT FOR 2023 STATE JR. VICE COMMANDER
NEW LONDON, CONN. (FEB.17, 2023)—The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut District 4 has endorsed a Post-9/11 veteran for a state-level leadership position. VFW District 4, covering New London and Windham counties, has endorsed VFW New Haven and District 2 Commander Charles M. Pickett to be the 2023 Department Junior Vice Commander. He was…
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PICKETT SCHEDULES VFWCT DISTRICT CAMPAIGN VISITS
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (Feb. 17, 2023)–The leading candidate for the 2023 VFW Connecticut Jr. Vice Commander position has announced appearances at district meetings, as the campaign seeks to solidify delegate support well before the department convention. VFWCT2 endorsed candidate Charles M. Pickett will visit the five other Connecticut districts during the late winter months: Currently,…
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VFWCT2 ENDORSES PICKETT FOR 2023 STATE JR. VICE COMMANDER
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (FEB.12, 2023)—The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut District 2 has endorsed a Post-9/11 veteran for a state-level leadership position. VFW District 2 has endorsed VFW New Haven and District 2 Commander Charles M. Pickett to be the 2023 Department Junior Vice Commander. He was unanimously endorsed by the second-largest VFW…
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PICKETT NAMED VFW CONNECTICUT HONOR POST COMMANDER
ROCKY HILL, CONN. (Feb. 10, 2023)–The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut has named VFW New Haven Post 12150 Commander Charles M. Pickett as an Honor Post Commander for the second consecutive year. The Honor Post Commander program recognizes VFW Connecticut post commanders at three membership levels, who have the greatest percentage of their…
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MORE THAN HALF OF PAST VFW CONNECTICUT COMMANDERS ENDORSE PICKETT
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (FEB. 2, 2023)—Thirteen of the 18 living past VFW Department of Connecticut Commanders have endorsed VFW New Haven and District 2 Commander Charles M. Pickett to be the 2023 Department Junior Vice Commander. “Asking past VFW Department of Connecticut commanders for their endorsement has also allowed me to ask questions of the…
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THREE PAST VFW CONNECTICUT COMMANDERS ENDORSE PICKETT
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (JAN. 24, 2023)—Three past Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut Commanders have endorsed VFW New Haven and District 2 Commander Charles M. Pickett to be the next Department Junior Vice Commander. Personally endorsing Pickett are Past VFW Department of Connecticut Commanders Stanley W. Borusiewicz (2006-2007), Richard DiFederico (2009-2011), and Robert Bailey…