WABI covers dedication of Memorial Room display to honor fallen veterans
WABI (Channel 5) reported on an unveiling and dedication of a new display in the Memorial Room of the Memorial Union to honor University of Maine students who died in the line of duty. “Every armed conflict, Maine students may have served in those conflicts, and a lot of those names may have been lost through time and recapturing those names on a memorial such as this, I think is a great thing,” said Lt. Col. Charles Rote, professor of military science of the Army ROTC program at UMaine. The ceremony is one of several events on campus to recognize student veterans on Veterans Day and throughout the week. The school started offering military training and education in 1869, four years after it was founded, according to the report. WVII (Channel 7) also reported on the dedication and other events held throughout the week to honor student veterans.