C. Bruce Pickette PRESIDENT GENERAL 2022-2023

Compatriot Pickette is a 1968 ROTC graduate of Jacksonville State University in Alabama. His degrees include a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education with a major in history, a Masters in business administration, and a Masters in library science.

He was commissioned in the Signal Corps and spent 24 years in the Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1992. After his military career, he worked full-time in the information technology field for defense contractor companies, retiring for a second time in 2007.

He and his wife, Rita, live in Montgomery, Alabama. They have two children and five grandchildren. Their daughter Laura is a school teacher in Montana and their son Gregory lives in the Tampa area. Gregory is a retired Air Force pilot and is now a pilot with FedEx.

Compatriot Pickette became a member of the Sons of the American Revolution in 2002. He served the Alabama SAR as state president in 2010-2011 and has been involved with the National SAR since 2007. He was named as a Minuteman in 2017. As President General, he is now in his ninth year as a General Officer of the Society.

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