Michigan's Own Military & Space Museum honors Michigan soldiers, sailors and aviators who fought in the Spanish American War, World War I, American North Russia Expeditionary Force ("Polar Bears"), World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War and the War on Terrorism. It also includes exhibits devoted to Michigan's Astronauts, Governors, Cross Recipients and 28 individual Medal of Honor Recipients.

Michigan's Own is unique in the United States in that it is the only repository
devoted to the wartime experiences of one state's people.