{"id":9377,"date":"2023-11-14T11:32:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/?p=9377"},"modified":"2023-11-14T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:32:31","slug":"honoring-our-military-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/2023\/11\/14\/honoring-our-military-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring our military community\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Whiteman<\/a>
Speakers at the event included Col. Keith Butler, Commander of the 509th<\/sup> Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base (left), Fran and Joe Scallorns and Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Commander of the 8th<\/sup> Air Force headquartered at the Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before Saturday\u2019s win against the University of Tennessee, we joined with Whiteman Air Force Base to commemorate both Veterans Day and the annual Whiteman Day tailgate at Mizzou. This is the 25th<\/sup> year that Joe and Fran Scallorns have sponsored this event to honor the brave men and women who serve our country. The event was held at the Hearnes Center and attended by more than 500 service members, veterans and families of the Whiteman Air Force Base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"President<\/a>
(From left to right) President Choi, Assistant Vice President of Government Relations Dustin Schnieders, state Rep. Bennie Cook, state Rep. Michael Johnson, state Rep. Dave Griffith, state Rep. Doug Richey, Veterans Clinic Director Brent Filbert, UM Board of Curators Chair Michael Williams, School of Law Dean Paul Litton, Bob Langdon (J.D. ’72), Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois, state Rep. Jamie Burger, state Rep. Dean Van Schoiack, state Sen. Rusty Black and Curator Robert Fry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During the game, we also celebrated Mizzou Football\u2019s Military Appreciation Day, which was one of many 2023 Veterans Week<\/a> highlights. I was on-field with members of the University of Missouri Board of Curators, elected officials and other Mizzou leaders to recognize veterans as well as the important work of our MU School of Law Veterans Clinic<\/a>. The clinic\u2019s students, faculty and staff have helped more than 1,600 veterans secure VA benefits and correct service characterizations over the last ten years. Bob Langdon, a \u201973 MU alumnus, presented the clinic with more than $100,000 in contributions by School of Law alumni from the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to important initiatives like the Veterans Clinic and the Student Veterans Resource and Support Center<\/a>, Mizzou is often recognized as a great university for veterans and military-affiliated students. We are proud to give back to those who served, and grateful for their dedication to our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Mun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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