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    Madison's people address crucial world issues every day. On campus, in the community and abroad, they embrace the "Be the Change" philosophy. Learn more.

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Building educated and enlightened citizens who will lead productive and meaningful lives is the mission of James Madison University. Members of the armed forces exemplify enlightened citizenship in a very special way. Committed to serving their nation, embracing excellence and discipline, working to find solutions to the critical problems of the world, these men and women have special insights into the very nature of citizenship.

Operation Purple Pride is designed to provide a forum for the JMU community involved in military services to share their experiences and welcomes personal diaries or journals, photos, quick news updates, and background pieces that give context and understanding to what is shown on the news or read about in history books.

Whether you are sharing your story or reading the experiences of others, Operation Purple Pride is the place to learn more about citizenship, service and honor.

Please e-mail your queries, news, notes and photos to madisonmag@jmu.edu.

Latest news …

Learn more about the Duke Battalion and the Ranger Challenge

Duke Battalion takes third place in Ranger Challenge

JMU's Duke Battalion Ranger Challenge squad took third place out of 39 teams during their first action since a large restructuring of ROTC programs in the U.S. Read more.

Learn more about the game ball march

Game ball march honors sacrifice

Cadets from JMU's ROTC program and VMI hiked 61 miles to deliver the game ball for JMU's home opener to honor America's servicemen and women. Read more.

Learn more about Project Nenda

Building global officers

The need? Military officers with global awareness and sub-Saharan language proficiency. The answer? JMU's Army ROTC Project GO-Nenda Alliance. Read more.