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5 Maine educational institutions dubbed ‘military friendly’ The Associated Press March 7 Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with Maine Maritime Academy faculty, walk to 2016 commencement at Alexander Field House, May 7, 2016. (Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro/DoD) PORTLAND, Maine Five Maine educational institutions are being designated as “Military Friendly Schools.” The University of Maine at Augusta, Husson University and Maine Maritime Academy earned the designation along with Central Maine Community College and Southern Maine Community College. All told, more than 700 colleges and universities across the country were recognized. The University of Maine at Augusta’s dedication to veterans and military service members dates back to the end of the Vietnam War, when soldiers were returning home from the battlefield, President Rebecca Wyke said.
March 6, 2021 GMT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Five Maine educational institutions are being designated as “Military Friendly Schools.”
The University of Maine at Augusta, Husson University and Maine Maritime Academy earned the designation along with Central Maine Community College and Southern Maine Community College.
All told, more than 700 colleges and universities across the country were recognized.
The University of Maine at Augusta’s dedication to veterans and military service members dates back to the end of the Vietnam War, when soldiers were returning home from the battlefield, President Rebecca Wyke said.
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“Someone on the staff placed a sign out front that said ‘welcome veterans,’” Wyke told News Center Maine. “One Vietnam-era veteran remarked ’this is the only welcome I have received.”