# VIETNAM ERA NATIONAL GUARD FILM "THE MEN AND THE MINUTE" 76114

This Vietnam Era film THE MEN AND THE MINUTE presents members of the National Guard flying missions over Vietnam and the many other missions of the Guard. It shows the Tennessee National Guard flying transport missions to Ton San Nhut Air Base. The Oklahoma Air National Guard's "Talking Bird" C-97 is also shown conducting radio broadcasts over Vietnam. Guantanomo Bay, Cuba is also shown with U.S. Marines on patrol near mine fields and a no-mans land. Members of the Washington National Guard are shown working on naval tugs, utility vessels and transports, as well as making practice landings with LCMs; their flotilla is the only one in the Guard. Linguists trained by the Guard are shown at the 8 minute mark studying Mandarin Chinese for intelligence gathering purposes. Green Berets of the Utah Special Forces Guard are shown at the 9 minute mark. A group of Guardsmen in Puerto Rico known as the Buccaneers are shown who perform with steel drums at the 10 minute mark. The Air Guard is shown flying F-86 jet aircraft, and a radar station is also shown. The 28th Infantry Division of the Pennsylvania National Guard, a reserve force or SRF, is shown training for readiness. Hawaii is also shown at the 15 minute mark, with Guardsmen providing primary defense for the Army. The Nike Hercules battery on Hawaii is shown conducting a practice firing. More advanced aircraft are shown at the 17 minute mark including Century series fighter and attack aircraft. A full scale ground attack…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/76114TheMenAndTheMinute)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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