A Spirit of Service: Purdue University and the United States Military, a richly illustrated, comprehensive look at the intersection of this great land-grant university and the US military since classes first began in 1874, will be published December 1, 2024. This volume records the stories of Purdue men and women whose patriotism, leadership, and heroism have preserved life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for generations of Americans—past, present, and future.
A Spirit of Service is part of the Purdue University Press Founders series. The Founders Series publishes books on and about Purdue University, whether the physical campus, the University’s impact on the region and world, or the many visionaries who attended or worked at the University.
About the Author
John Norberg is an Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame writer who is retired from Purdue University and the Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier, where he wrote a newspaper column for more than forty-one years and was an award-winning news and feature reporter, receiving more than fifty state and national awards. This is his ninth book. He has written articles for the Saturday Evening Post, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, and Time magazine. He was interviewed on CBS News Sunday Morning, NPR’s Big Picture Science, and many newspapers, radio, and television shows. He received the Purdue for Life Foundation Special Boilermaker Award and the Block P Award from Purdue Bands and Orchestras.
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