UMaine Honors Veterans with Remembrance Ceremony, Media Report

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

November 12, 2014 Student Life, UMaine in the News

WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News reported on a flag raising and remembrance ceremony held at the University of Maine to recognize veterans and kick off a week of events in their honor. The ceremony, which was coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association, included music from the university’s Mainely Voices a cappella singing group and the reading of a list of nearly 200 names of all UMaine veteran alumni who have died in the line of duty during World War II to present day. “A lot of them were 22, 23 years old so they really didn’t get to live their lives. They didn’t get to have families. The least that we can do is honor them at ceremonies annually and not forget them and make sure that we continue the legacy they left behind,” Tony Llerena, VETS coordinator and school certifying official for veterans, told WVII. The Maine Edge also carried a report about UMaine’s week of events to honor veterans.