Cold War

Barracks display. Original military bunk beds and wall lockers. Shown are both the wood bunks from the 1940s and the OD steel from the 1950s.

Cold War military uniforms. With the Cold War lasting for over 40 years, many veterans are "Cold War Veterans". They served all over the world facing the possibility of communist aggression.

A variety of uniforms and personal items brought home by a veteran who served in Korea in the late 1950s & early 1960s, Franklin V. Kostka .

Uniforms, photos, and insignia used by Harvey Lindstrand. Also included in this display were some of his personal items and items he purchased while serving overseas in Verdun France with the 32nd Engineer Group.

Read Harvey's Story

Military General Purpose Medium Tent (GP Medium). These tents were used for a little bit of everything, from field barracks to field medical services. These tents measure 16' x 32'.

Inside look of the GP Medium tent.

During the Cold War items from the Soviet Union were virtually impossible to find. People from Belarus brought these items to the United States after the fall of the Soviet Union during a visitation program to teach them about the free market system in the USA.