Honoring our Heroes

Veterans United partners with Mizzou Football to Honor those Who Served

Nominate Your Hero Now

At each home game, we’ll recognize a hero in front of thousands of Mizzou fans inside Faurot Field. It’s a time for us all to honor the sacrifices our nation’s Veterans and service members have made. This amazing experience is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recognize your hero.

Winners Receive:

Four tickets to the game
A parking pass
In-stadium recognition
Mizzou gear and a monetary gift

A History of Service

Alumni of the University of Missouri have a proud history of service to our country. Here are just a few historic figures who served.

Lieutenant Stephen W. Thompson, Army Air Service
LT Thompson was the first person in US military history to shoot down an enemy aircraft.
Major General Enoch Crowder, Army
MG Crowder is noted for implementing the Selective Service Act of 1917.
Governor Mel Carnahan, Air Force
Carnahan served as a first lieutenant in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and later became the governor of Missouri in 1993.
Captain Sam Walton, Army
The founder of Wal-Mart served in the US Army Intelligence Corps, supervising security at aircraft plants and prisoner of war camps.
Colonel Arthur “Bull” Simmons, Army
COL Simmons served in both WWII and the Vietnam War, helping lead an attempted rescue of prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.

99-year-old WWII Veteran Harvey B. Young Jr. was honored as the Veterans United Home Loans Hero of the Game during the 2019 Military Appreciation Game vs Florida. Mr. Young served from 1941-1946 for the Army Air Corp.

Marine Corps Veteran Aaron Eckerberg was honored as the Veterans United Home Loans Hero of the Game in 2019 alongside his daughters.