MemorialDay
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VFWCT COMMANDER PLACES WREATH AT TOMB OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA (Feb. 20, 2006)–The Department of Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars leadership participated in a Public Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Department Commander Charles M. Pickett and National Sergeant-At-Arms Brian Willette placed the wreath in a Saturday afternoon ceremony. The honor was a team effort.…
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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…