"I AM THE GUARD"
SHOWS HOW THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYS A VITAL
ROLE IN OUR NATION'S DEFENSE AS A MEMBER OF THE
ARMY TEAM.

MS- A MAN AND HIS SON WASH THE FAMILY CAR.
MS- MAN PAINTS HIS MAIL BOX. MS- HOUSEWIFE DOES
SOME GARDENING. SUBURBIA

MS- MAN WORKS AT HIS GARDEN AS 3 NEIGHBOR'S
KIDS DISTURB HIM. HE CHASES THEM AWAY AND SMILES.

HUSBAND TELLS WIFE IT'S AN 'ALERT' & 'I'LL SEE
YOU LATER'. WIFE GETS UPSET & RUSHES OUT DOOR TO
STOP HIM, SHE SIGHS, 'IT'S ONLY PRACTICE'.

LS- LOCAL FIRE HOUSE FLYING U.S. FLAG. CU- FIRE
HORNS BLASTING AN ALERT.

MS- MAN WITH WIFE AT MINUTEMAN MEMORIAL, HEARS THE
THE ALARM AND RUNS, LEAVING HER. SHE SHRUGS HER
SHOULDER. BOY WASHING CAR IS LEFT HOLDING HOSE.
ALL RESPONDING TO A NATIONAL GUARD ALERT.

MS- THE MEN ARE ISSUED UNIFORMS AND HELMETS. LS-
THEY BOARD A TRUCK AND ARE DRIVEN TO A MISSILE
BASE WHERE THEY ARE ASSIGNED.

MS- TRAP DOORS OPEN IN THE GROUND AND NIKE
'HERCULES' MISSILES SLOWLY RISE FROM THE GROUND.

MS- GUARDSMEN ARE PLACED AS SENTRIES AROUND
FACTORIES AND RESERVOIRS

LS- A STREAM OF CIVILIAN MEN ENTER THE ARMORY FOR
THEIR 1ST TRAINING. MS- MEN PRACTICE ON A STRIPPED
DOWN GUN TURRET OF A TANK.

MONTAGE- NATIONAL GUARDSMEN, MOSTLY HAWAIIAN
NATIVES, TRAIN IN HAWAII

MS- A GUARDSMAN STOOPS OVER BY A RADAR ANTENNA
AND PUSHES BUTTONS MAKING IT DO A 360 DEGREE TURN

MS- AN ARMED NATIONAL GUARDSMEN PATROLS THE
DEVASTATED STREETS OF A BUSINESS DISTRICT HIT BY
THE DISASTER. MS- GUARDSMAN CHECKS A CAR HALF
BURIED IN MUD.

MONTAGE- DRAWINGS SHOWING WASHINGTON AND THE
MINUTEMEN DURING THE REVOLUTION, AND BATTLE SCENES
OF THAT TIME AND THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR.

MS- GUARDSMAN ARRIVES HOME AND READS A LETTER
LEFT BY HIS WIFE APOLOGIZING FOR HER LACK OF
SUPPORT.