I remember watching "The Big Picture" at 6:00 am on Saturday during the late 50's and early 60's.
In a bucolic suburban landscape, National Guardsman rush to man surface to air missile batteries poised to stop the Red Menace.
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THE BIG PICTURE: "HOW TO PREPARE FOR WAR ” 1960s NATIONAL GUARD NIKE AJAX HERCULES MISSILE
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This film is from the TV show called “The Big Picture” which ran from 1951 to 1964 and featured episodes produced by the US Army Signal Corps Army Pictorial Service. This one focuses on the National Guard: what it takes to become a member as well as what a day in the life of a Guardsmen, including manning modern Nike missile systems.
In a bucolic suburban landscape, National Guardsman rush to man surface to air missile batteries poised to stop the Red Menace.
Runtime 29:08
THE BIG PICTURE: "HOW TO PREPARE FOR WAR ” 1960s NATIONAL GUARD NIKE AJAX HERCULES MISSILE
This film is from the TV show called “The Big Picture” which ran from 1951 to 1964 and featured episodes produced by the US Army Signal Corps Army Pictorial Service. This one focuses on the National Guard: what it takes to become a member as well as what a day in the life of a Guardsmen, including manning modern Nike missile systems.
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