I suppose this could easily veer to much toward the political, and we don't want to go there, but I have regarded today's SAR volunteers as philosophically related to the Minutemen of our revolutionary era. One minute we are plowing fields and splitting shingles for the roofs of our log cabins and then the phone rings, and its off to another SAR opps!

I guess the term "Minuteman" is outdated and sexist - probably should be "Minutepersons" - my apologies