Mizzou Veterans Week 2008
This week the University of Missouri honors Tigers who have served the United States in wartime.
A weeklong celebration begins on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with a vigil at the Boone County Courthouse.
Fittingly, most events take place in Memorial Union, which was built to honor 117 Mizzou soldiers who died during World War I. Their names are inscribed on the inside walls of the tower archway. A plaque in the north wing holds the names of 338 Mizzou soldiers killed in World War II.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
Mizzou Air Force ROTC Annual Veterans Day Vigil, Parade and Ceremony
- 7 a.m. - Vigil, Boone County Courthouse
- 10:40 a.m. - Parade, from the Columns to the Boone County Courthouse
- 11 a.m. - Ceremony, Boone County Courthouse
- 12 p.m. - Veterans Day Celebration, Memorial Tower, Memorial Student Union
- 12-4 p.m. - Free Crafternoon: Thank-You Cards for Veterans, N12 Memorial Union (Craft Studio)
- 7 p.m. - Black Hawk Down movie screening, Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union
- All day - Tigers 4 Troops, Memorial Union
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Sgt. Matt Eversmann, Hero of Black Hawk Down and the Battle of Mogadishu
- 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Book Signing, University Bookstore, Brady Commons
- 7 p.m. - Lecture and reception, Conservation Auditorium, Natural Resources Building
Friday, November 14
Veterans Week Social Events
- 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. - Hancock movie screening, Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union
- 8 p.m. to midnight - Mizzou After Dark Tournament Night, Memorial Union
For more information, check out Mizzou Veterans Week on Facebook.
The MU Museum of Anthropology offers the online exhibit “Hezzie Goes to War: World War I through the Eyes of a Mid-Missourian,” a joint exhibit of the University of Missouri Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia and the Museum of Anthropology.
Dola Haessig | Nov.11, 2008
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