PHOTO GALLERY: MU participates in National Roll Call for Veterans Day

November 12, 2012 | 5:12 p.m. CST

Members of the military took part in National Roll Call, a service to commemorate those who have died in service for Veterans Day. Universities across the nation joining in a simultaneous moment of silence in remembrance, and the names of fallen Missouri service members were read aloud in front of Memorial Student Union on Monday.

Midshipman 1st Class Mark Rademeyer holds the flag of the U.S. Marine Corps on Monday outside Memorial Student Union. The names of more than a hundred fallen Missouri residents were read aloud as part of the National Roll Call. | Zac Boesch

Students pass as the names of fallen Missouri service members are read as part of the National Roll Call on Monday outside Memorial Student Union. The project is meant to make Veterans Day a special time of remembrance on college campuses across the country. | Zac Boesch

Midshipman Robert Lass stands as the names of Missouri military men and women who have died since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are read Monday outside Memorial Student Union. The National Roll Call was held at more than 180 colleges around the country and included one minute of silence. | Zac Boesch

Lt. Col. Wayne Doherty salutes as the color guard marches into place Monday outside Memorial Student Union. Doherty is the commander of the Air Force ROTC Detachment 440. | Zac Boesch