What do you call a 'Minute Man'?

Siskin

There's a Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord Massachusetts. A Minute Man Homepage dealing with American issues. A Minute Man race that took place in Connecticut. Yes kerry - we also have a shoe repairer/key cutter by that name {;-)} May 17 03, 11:04 AM

McGruff

From the World Book Encyclopedia: 'In the years just before the (American) Revolutionary War, volunteers were organized into military companies and trained to bear arms. These men were called minutemen because they were prepared to fight ''at a minute's notice.'' When the Massachusetts militia was reorganized in 1774, the Provincial Congress provided that one-third of all the new regiments were to be made up of minutemen. In 1775, several colonies trained military companies at the suggestion of the Continental Congress. The most famous minutemen came from Massachusetts. Minutemen fought side by side with the militia at Lexington and Concord. The minutemen groups disappeared when regular armies were formed.' May 17 03, 3:01 PM