This Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, Mohawk Valley Community College will host a special event at its Utica Campus to honor those who have served our country and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The event, which includes a Veterans Breakfast and flag-raising ceremony, also will celebrate MVCC’s 80th anniversary, recognizing the College’s founding mission of serving veterans returning home after World War II.
The Veterans Breakfast will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Room 116 of the Alumni College Center and will feature two speakers: MVCC Trustee Dr. Frank Dubeck, a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Medical Corps who served as Chief of Medicine at Ehrling Bergquist Air Force Hospital at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, and MVCC alumnus Erich Luther ’16, who spent more than 22 months serving as a combat medic in Iraq.
Reservations are required for the breakfast. Please RSVP by calling 315-792-5699.
The flag-raising ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on the interior Quad in front of the Academic Building. Speakers will include Anthony Picente, Jr., Oneida County Executive and MVCC alumnus, Class of 1984; and Peter Lennon, Major General (retired), U.S. Army.