Photo by Christy Graham | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 07.07.2020
Taken from inside the Fort Polk Museum, this photo depicts troops being moved via vehicle during the Louisiana Maneuvers in 1940. Prior to this time, the Army was still marching units to and from different locations....
Photo by Christy Graham | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 07.06.2020
The Fort Polk Museum, with several exhibits including displays on the Fort Polk heritage families, Tiger Land, The Louisiana Maneuvers and past and present war campaigns, is located at bldg 927 off of Mississippi Avenue. The facility sits between the Bayou Theater and the Army Community Service building. At this time, the museum remains closed to the public due to COVID-19....
Photo by Christy Graham | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 07.06.2020
This plaque, relocated to the Fort Polk Museum's outdoor display, is for a Freedom Tree memorial that was dedicated in 1973 to Staff Sgt. Lonnie J. Tullier and all Prisoners of War and Missing in Action service members. Tullier served during Vietnam, went missing and was ultimately declared dead in 1968....
Photo by Christy Graham | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 07.06.2020
This is an M60A3 battle tank located to the right of the Fort Polk Museum. Although the interior museum exhibits are still closed because of COVID-19, the Fort Polk community is welcome to come visit the outdoor display. The museum is located off of Mississippi Avenue between the Bayou Theater and the Army Community Service building....