PORTLAND, Maine \u2014 Five Maine educational institutions are being designated as \u201cMilitary Friendly Schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All told, more than 700 colleges and universities across the country were recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The University of Maine at Augusta\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomeone on the staff placed a sign out front that said \u2018welcome veterans,\u2019\u201d Wyke told News Center Maine. \u201cOne Vietnam-era veteran remarked \u2018this is the only welcome I have received.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Navy veteran Leo Porter, who is studying cybersecurity at UMA, said he was drawn by the university\u2019s veteran academic learning center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said he might not have completed his first semester without the center\u2019s help. Veterans know how to work as a team, he said, and active and former military personnel work seamlessly when they get together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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