EXAMPLE PAGE - SCHOOL BROCHURE - DEMOCRACY - Flipbook - Page 62
JANUARY 13 – 15 , 2 0 21
Entry-Level WWII
Travel and learn with Purdue’s TOURS de FORCES program, and visit sites that
highlight military history and technology. Led by faculty, staff, and external subject-matter experts, upcoming tours will help fund the University’s academic and
research missions; student fellowships and scholarships; and the work of FORCES,
an initiative within the College of Liberal Arts. FORCES promotes research and
instruction to improve decision-making in present and future global leaders.
Learn more at purduealumnus.org/forces
or contact forces@purdue.edu
1
ROAD TO VICTORY
Join Randy Roberts, Purdue distinguished professor of
history, and Robert Kirchubel (MA’09, PhD LA’17), military
historian and operations director of FORCES, for a hands-on
experience at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans,
Louisiana. Discover why World War II was fought, how it
was won, and what it means today.
60 PUR D U E A LUMNUS
The War Affects Every Home gallery explores how
World War II required the help and determination of all
American families. Every home had to adjust to rationing
and shortages of consumer goods, fuels, and food items.
COURTE SY O F TH E NATIO NA L W W I I M USEU M
PT-305, also known as USS
Sudden Jerk, is the only fully
restored and operational
patrol-torpedo boat in the
United States. As a young
man, President John F.
Kennedy skippered a similar
boat, PT-109.
