What is the National POW Museum and where is it?
The 1970 legislation responsible for establishing Andersonville National Historic Site instructed the site “to interpret the role of prisoners-of-war camps in history” and “to commemorate the sacrifice of Americans who lost their lives in such camps.” To that end, the exhibits in the National Prisoner of War Museum serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. The museum opened in 1998 and is dedicated to the American men and women who have suffered as POWs. It is located in Andersonville, Georgia on the site of the Civil War prison camp. The museum tells the story of prisoners of war. Its displays include artifacts from the Revolutionary War to the present. There are videos of former POWs telling of their experiences. For more information and hours of operation, please visit Andersonville’s website at: www.nps.gov/ande/ I have a POW/MIA bracelet from the Vietnam War. Where can I find out more information about it? Contact National Headquarters and they can give you information
