Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Range vet reflects on 'honor' in serving country in WW II

By P.J. GLISSON

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WAKEFIELD - The words "Wherever you are, it is your friends who make the world" are framed on a wall in the back dining area of the 906 Café in Wakefield.

The quote from William James, an American philosopher and educator who died more than a century ago, aptly represents Charles Picoldi of Wakefield, who said he eats breakfast in the restaurant "every single morning."

It's all about the friendship, said Picoldi, who always seems to be surrounded by a team of good-natured companions. The Wakefield native took time out on Veterans Day to talk to the Globe...