WABI reports on UMaine tribute to WWII veterans
WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine’s 1940s theme tribute to World War II veterans. The event, hosted by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and the Maine Business School, included a free potluck lunch and sharing of stories. Veterans of the Korean War and Vietnam War, and people currently in the armed forces, also attended. World War II veteran Carmine Pecorelli said he enlisted after learning that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. “That was a Sunday. That following Monday, American men and women, there were lines around the recruiting stations, Army, Navy, Marine Corps. Everyone wanted to enlist, including me,” he said. WVII (Channel 7) also covered the event.