Maine Memory Network

Pledge to Cape Elizabeth Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association, 1897

Contributed by: South Portland Historical Society Date: 1897-07-01 Location: South Portland Media: Paper

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Soldiers' Monument, Freeport, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Freeport Media: Linen texture postcard

WWI Memorial Trees along Portland's Baxter Boulevard

On Memorial Day of 1920, the City of Portland planted 100 Linden trees on Forest Avenue, each dedicated to the memory of one military service member who had died in World War I, or who had served honorably.

Monuments to Civil War Soldiers

Maine supplied a huge number of soldiers to the Union Army during the Civil War -- some 70,000 -- and responded after the war by building monuments to soldiers who had served and soldiers who had died in the epic American struggle.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Soldiers marching in Presque Isle Memorial Day parade, 1944

"… Soldiers marching in Presque Isle Memorial Day parade, 1944 Contributed by Presque Isle Air Museum Description Soldiers marching in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor…"

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.

Memories of a mission in Vietnam, January 11, 1970
by SGT. Ronald Santerre, 1st Calvary Division

Extracting villagers from the Viet Cong in Vietnam