Paul Rude was one of nine children and lived in poverty on a farm until he graduated from high school. At 17 he joined the United States Air Force, where he served eight years, including an assignment with the Armed Forces Police in Washington, D.C. during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. After being discharged, Paul drifted from one dead-end job to another until, at the age of 32, he became an Illinois State Trooper. My Life's Highway, Paul's autobiography, is a fascinating record of his travels and experiences, taking the reader back to the Kennedy assassination, the Million Man...
Paul Rude was one of nine children and lived in poverty on a farm until he graduated from high school. At 17 he joined the United States Air Force, wh...
