Minuteman National Historic Site - Wall South Dakota

[@susanstrickland6774]

Lots of history there. Neat place. That was quite the walk. Ty. Gotta go backwards and catch up on the videos i missed in the past 3. Weeks. 😊👍

[@ronkoe1375]

I was a missile facilty specialist for the minuteman missile system in the 70s. Memories! Thanks Russ!!!

[@kimberleygates]

My family is from Kadoka, SD and there is a mural of my cousin Shane in downtown done in his memory! A special young man!

[@sauronthegreat5799]

I was on my way to Badlands NP and discovered the minuteman missile site. Too bad it was closed. Also I learned you need to make a reservation for the tour and it was sold out for over a month. Too bad. I would’ve loved to see the missile silo. Reminds me of the movie “ War Games”.

[@paulgordon9648]

Thanks Russ . I was an ICBM missile mechanic from '75 - '79 . Brings back some memories .

[@stephenbrown3763]

Hey Russ!!! "DOING" A "GREAT" JOURNEY this "SUMMER"!!! Be Safe!!!

[@grantsummers9253]

I used it be stationed in Montana in the Air Force used to work on them brings back memories.

[@paulg6268]

I spent 4 days in Rapid City last September....wish it was 2 weeks though. There is SO many places to visit and cool hiking trails to hit.

[@dennisl7236]

Thanks for the tour Russ.

[@carolyncolinhogarth8732]

Wow Russ. Thank you for the trip today. Took me away from my writing just for a little vacating...isn't that missile something. Yes some of these things that we had to live through in our time and still are seem to be mind boggling considering we are all huma n beings. Russ so many things seem mind boggling to me with all the hate. I just will never understand I guess. Our poor mothers and their offspring. Bless you Russ for being a good person and doing pure kindness by sharing your trips with everyone. Keep on trucking Russ as I love to take break and go down the highways and byways and dream of travel. South Dakota is such an open area, and makes you feel so tiny and the world so vast. I cannot seem to get enough of learning about our two beautiful countries of Canada and the USA. And I did not know that South Dakota had rattlesnakes. Did you know we camped there without that knowledge. S.D. reminds me of Manitoba Saskatchewan and all Prairie land. Absolutely beauty in their own distinct ways....once again you keep me holding my sanity these days. Thank you thanknyou thankyou...indeed. a travel bug Carolyn Frm Canada...speak later.

[@juliebradford2999]

Thanks for taking me along! It's amazing. Stay Safe.

[@BlazingLaser]

The rust on the walls of the visitor center is deliberate. It's a special kind of steel made just for this purpose. It 'paints itself' with a thin coat of rust, so you never have to paint it or clean it or anything. My dad worked on the security system for the Minuteman missile back in the 60s. It was designed to detect a man but not a dog or a horse or a bison wandering onto the property. Not sure how they did that.

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

This was news to me. I never heard of this place until now. Very interesting.

[@sheldonk5634]

More than a few years ago got to go in a real active maned silo outside Rapid City SD fo work.

[@lindahoudek9855]

Visitor center had a film on what the neighbors felt about growing up next to such power. It was interesting. Thanks for stopping.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

thank you for taking me along. i have your previous two videos queued up so when the ladies leave, they go right to the big screen. I'm supposed to be in SD with all of you, obviously i am not. The bus i wanted to buy fell through (i offered 3K over asking, sight unseen, he just needed to get it temp tagged and deliver it to me - i'm over 2 hours away. He said NO. I had $500 in hand to give him to hold it. Still no.....musta been something wrong with it or he was not a good businessman) Ah well, the search continues...i know the rig is out there....she will come to me when it is right, just gotta be patient..... Thank you for your videos.

[@jburnett8152]

So interesting and thank you for the long walk out in the heat. 🥵 Your awesome.

[@larryjohnson6398]

Remember all this from school and on the news at that time in my life I remembered scary stuff then thank you

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

Great Video Russ! There is a former Titan Missile site near Tucson that is now a Museum. Very interesting if you like this kind of thing.

[@RB-pi3jl]

We're driving your same route (East to West across S. Dakota) in a month. Great video for giving us ideas on what to see. Thanks!

[@thomascraig2732]

That was some interesting stuff. Thanks Russ

[@zenoslayer9618]

We were stationed in Mt. Home Idaho 63-65 dad was a missile system analyst he never talked about it

[@scottkirby3979]

Absolutely fascinating video kicked around there two days to years ago had no idea that this place existed thanks

[@burtbenz9964]

Wow Tucson u go in the silo. .still incredible

[@michaelsonleitner5724]

World Wide Delivery in 30 minutes or less, or the next one is Free. My favorite slogan. Thanks Russ for another interesting video!

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

"Good news everyone!" I loved that show

[@rogerthornton4068]

Very interesting. I wonder how well those farmer slept at night when these missiles were active. Maybe they didn't know they were there.

[@brucesmith9144]

Yeah, because they may well know they are also a target 🎯 from an enemy.

[@earllutz2663]

Thank you again, for another great video, from one link myself, who doesn't drive. Your videos let me ride along, with you.

[@lynnelynne6685]

An interesting & informative Video sir.

[@mikesterken5754]

I was Air Force Security Police, 1987 - 1991. I gaurded them at Minot Air Force Base North Dakota. 857th MSS, TF-7. It was all Top Secret back then.

[@xkmendlt4290]

My brother was SP stationed at Minot 68-71.

[@erniew5805]

part of that missile field is still active. in the mid 1970's i was driving highway 2 there was an airman on the road side with a M16. looked over by the missile site there was a semi in the ditch with a missile on the trailer my thoughts were the driver who put that in the ditch is not the driver any longer.

[@erniew5805]

i also toured the launch control site near Cooperstown ND. the blast door was impressive.

[@brax2364]

And I remember camper teams babysitting my LFs whenever the IZ or OZ wouldn’t clear. Notifying the CAT to back off 1000 yards upwind when running the missile launch checklist was a courtesy if you remembered and had time to do it but it was not required. The emphasis was on making our keyturns before incoming took us out. (MMII/CDB Missile Combat Crew Commander, 321st SMW, GFAFB, ND.)

[@garymann5998]

My father inlaw was in the Air Force and sometimes worked on the missle sites, years ago when they were active, good video , travel safe.

[@lquinn7212]

You can visit the Trinity site in New Mexico without a reservation. You used to have to book a date.

[@bobb2394]

Awesome I have to get there one day

[@janpiper3068]

Stop at the Montrose exit see our fantastic iron sculptures of a. Long horn steer and a horse and other iron sculptures.Its listed with the Smithsonian institute. Its between I 90 and hwy 38 about 35 miles west of Sioux Falls.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

11:35 - i was raised in a "one road town"..to get to anyhting (until i was about 16) - you HAD to get on an interstate. I have driven them to go to work for years, sometimes switching from one to another..it's BORING. Even worse are toll roads. I prefer quiet back roads, and neat stuff like you. I do have an idea or two on this, but i'll keep mum until i can develop it fully. Cool museum! Reminds me of Star Trek: First Contact (but that was in Montana)

[@vernwallen4246]

Thanx Russ,keep on truckin'.🗽👍

[@TheDionysius57]

Great video…thanks Russ!

[@geraldmerkel7145]

Yo Russ, You are bringing South Dakota to life I had no idea so many Kool places in that state. I want to be a park ranger at a missile silo site I want to be a park ranger at a missile silo site.

[@mountainstatematt]

I’m trying to convince my dad to go check this out with me!

[@terryhill545]

I knew a AF officer back in the day.He was in this type of work.He said that during the Cuban crisis the things were kept operational with baleing wire and bubble gum.I figure he made a close assessment.

[@jesscarey7666]

Howdy Russ!

[@henrywardell4635]

Russ Too Cool 4 School. RVerTV - Grand Journey Thru United States - Grand Videos - Grand Music. Thank you Russ,

[@thelifeandtimesofcrazypatr699]

I got to go down in one, in high school in ROTC.

[@grantsummers9253]

Thank you

[@billm.2373]

I worked the D-09 LF when I was a Combat Targeting Team Chief back during the Cold War. FYI, the 44 MW was deactivated and all but one LF and LCF were destroyed. An LCC typically controls one flight of 10 missiles.

[@thomasmoriarty6741]

Still sizzling in Arizona, stay cool

[@hcrffi]

👍👍 Wow. Lost for words.

[@Julie-gr1nf]

Wow!!!!

[@marksauck8481]

I took a tour a few years ago and looks like they added a lot to the site. This doesn't look like what I saw. I went into one big underground silo and saw the missile. I was by myself with a tour guide.

[@alexshatzko1381]

there is 4ft of blowing snow here in january

Should have a photo of Slim Pickens riding it.

[@guyorvis6599]

I was a minute man, Ask my wife.

[@darlenestout7548]

Very cool, I never knew that it was there, kinda scary huh ?

[@johnirwin1837]

And just think, all that was maintained by UASF personnel with only a high school education when they enlisted. It took several months to a year of training before you could work on them.

[@normsweet1710]

According to my old atlas you’re on U.S. 14 that runs along side I-90

[@libmathis1007]

Looking forward to badlands..

[@joyouslily2982]

We may have to fire these up again soon

[@kermitthehermit5949]

I lived in SD for 3 yrs. You can see farther there and see less than any other state.

[@DreamCather147]

Hey Russ you missed Wall Drug Store. Just kidding !

[@Hi_Mommy953]

What I want to know is what happened to all the dirt that they dug out of the ground to build this Silo where's the dirt in the ground looks level around it or maybe it's just deceiving

[@beach3girl459]

Lots of "space" out there...

[@stephbrandenburg9957]

Technology. Just like computers. Small sized items pack a big sized punch nowadays.

[@brettiversen7263]

I was born in Kadoka in 1962

[@oddopops1327]

👍👍😊

[@bren_artstudio54]

❣️✌️✌️❣️

[@Dave-zj1zj]

They travel from field to field and work.

[@billgreer870]

Run , duck , & cover. Hahaha good luck. Heard was 5000 now like 500 not sure thanks. Think Salt treat limited the number

[@orionwarren4244]

Eat at Joe's, stay at...Moe's 0:37

[@billg1527]

It would be really nice for those that will never see these sites in person to slow down the camera and focus on all the signage for just a couple of seconds so the viewer could pause and read the interesting facts you gloss over, why are you in such a hurry to blow through these places ? The last 3 videos have been a real disservice to the sites you visited and the viewers.