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A farewell party for an Air Force pilot

The table dressed for the occasion, and a send-off before deployment.

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A farewell party for an Air Force pilot — August 31, 2025
1 of ~28rollers cleared for the Opus XCigar Journal, 2016
6 minone cigar, in front of youHis own words
150+events workedFranklin’s own count
Formal & Respectful: “Today we were honored to share in a truly special Farewell Party for our Air Force pilot. We thank him for his service and wish him a safe mission and a healthy return home.”
Franklin PichardoPosted August 31, 2025
1 of ~28 Opus X rollers—Arturo Fuente since 1995—Official roller · F1 Miami—Published in Cigar Journal—A quarter century at the table—Rolled for Hublot—

The man at that table

Franklin Pichardo has been rolling since 1995, the year Arturo Fuente released the first Opus X — and he is one of the few in the world the family cleared to roll it.

How he got there

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