C. Bruce Pickette Explained

Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant Colonel
C. Bruce Pickette
Office:115th President General of the Sons of the American Revolution
Term Start:2022
Term End:2023
Predecessor:Davis L. Wright
Successor:John L. Dodd
Office2:Alabama State President of the Sons of the American Revolution
Term Start2:2010
Term End2:2011
Birth Place:Fort Lewis, Washington, U.S.
Alma Mater:Jacksonville State University (BS)
New York Institute of Technology (MBA)
Catholic University of America (MS)
Allegiance: United States
Branch: United States Army
United States Army Signal Corps
Serviceyears:1968 – 1992
Rank: Lieutenant colonel
Spouse:Rita Pickette
Children:2

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Bruce Pickette is an American retired military officer in the United States Army Signal Corps who served as the 115th president general of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution from 2022 to 2023.

Early life and education

Pickette was born in Fort Lewis, Washington.[1] He graduated from Jacksonville High School in 1964.[1] He graduated from Jacksonville State University in 1968 with a bachelor of science degree in secondary education and history.[2] While in college, he served in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.[3] He later earned a master's degree in business administration from the New York Institute of Technology and a master's degree in library science from the Catholic University of America.

Career

He was commissioned in the United States Army Signal Corps and served for twenty-four years, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1992.[4] Following retirement from the military, Pickette worked in information technology for defense contractor companies, retiring in 2007.[4]

Sons of the American Revolution

Pickette joined the National Society Sons of the American Revolution in 2002 and served as the Alabama state president of the society from 2010 to 2011.[2] In 2017, he was named Minuteman of the SAR, the organization's highest honor.[4] From 2022 to 2023, he served as the president general of the national society.[4] Pickette was installed as the president general during a ceremony at the 132nd Congress in Savannah, Georgia.[5]

He also served as the society's registrar general.[1] Pickette is on the board of the SAR Foundation.[6]

On September 10, 2022, Pickette laid a wreath on behalf of the Sons of the American Revolution at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.[7]

On May 1, 2023, he was a guest speaker at a wreath-laying ceremony hosted by the Sons of the American Revolution at the site of the Colonial Courthouse in Halifax, North Carolina.[8] On June 26, 2023, he spoke at the opening ceremony of the 132nd Continental Congress of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.[9]

Personal life

Pickette lives in Montgomery, Alabama with his wife, Rita.[2] They have two children.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registrar General – National Society Sons of the American Revolution. www.sar.org.
  2. Web site: C. Bruce Pickette – National Society Sons of the American Revolution. www.sar.org.
  3. Web site: Our ROTC Alumni Network Officers - Military Science – ROTC. www.jsu.edu.
  4. Web site: SAR national president to visit Anniston. Sherry Kughn / The Anniston. Star. October 31, 2022. The Anniston Star.
  5. Web site: Wiregrass members are part of George Washington's Ring Honor Guard. August 11, 2022. Emanuel County Live.
  6. Web site: Our Current Board and Staff – Sons of the American Revolution Foundation. www.sarfoundation.org.
  7. Web site: PICKETTS_GRAVE. www.virginiasar.org.
  8. Web site: SAR plans wreath laying ceremony. Special to The. Herald. March 25, 2023. The Daily Herald.
  9. Web site: DAR 132nd Continental Congress - Opening Night. June 28, 2023. YouTube.