UTICA – Mohawk Valley Community College will honor military service with a MVCC Veterans Day breakfast and flag-raising ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, at its Utica Campus.
The breakfast begins at 9:30 a.m. in Room 116 of the Alumni College Center. Reservations are required. To RSVP, call 315-792-5699.
Join us for the MVCC Veterans Day breakfast as we celebrate our heroes.
The college announced the plans in a Nov. 2 news release. The observance also marks the United States’ 250th anniversary and MVCC’s 80th anniversary. The college said the event recognizes its founding mission of serving veterans returning from World War II.
Breakfast speakers
Two speakers are scheduled for the breakfast:
- Dr. Frank Dubeck, an MVCC trustee and a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Medical Corps. Dubeck served as chief of medicine at Ehrling Bergquist Air Force Hospital at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
- Erich Luther, a 2016 MVCC graduate who spent more than 22 months serving as a combat medic in Iraq.
Flag raising at 11 a.m.
The flag-raising ceremony begins at 11 a.m. on the interior Quad in front of the Academic Building.
Scheduled speakers include Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr., an MVCC graduate from the Class of 1984, and retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Peter Lennon.
Plan your visit
MVCC’s Utica Campus is at 1101 Sherman Drive. Breakfast attendees should reserve a place by calling 315-792-5699. General college information is available at mvcc.edu.
Source: Mohawk Valley Community College Office of Marketing and Communications news release, Nov. 2, 2026, supplied by Sharon Kane Zohne.
