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Maine Military Museum and Learning Center, South Portland, ME
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Maine Military Museum and Learning Center

A South Portland museum of military history with artifacts from the Revolutionary War to recent conflicts, with a focus on American prisoners of war.

50 Peary Terrace, South Portland, Maine · South Portland, ME

About Maine Military Museum and Learning Center

The museum sits just off Broadway in South Portland and aims to teach visitors about service to others. Its displays span every major American conflict, from the Revolutionary War through Afghanistan and Iraq, and the collection leans heavily toward prisoners of war from the Civil War through Vietnam. Exhibits include firearms, uniforms, insignia, and dozens of life-like mannequins. A full-scale replica of a Vietnam prisoner-of-war cell is one of its best-known features. Volunteers, some of them veterans, guide visitors through the galleries or let them explore on their own. The museum was founded and built by a retired Air Force officer and is supported mainly by donations of money, time, and artifacts.

  • #military history
  • #prisoners of war
  • #Vietnam
  • #Civil War
  • #World War II

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