Junior Ranger Program
Become a Minuteman Missile Junior Ranger!
Minuteman Missile field personnel have protected and defended our nation for decades. Learn about the duties they performed and why the Cold War was a defining event in American History.
By clicking on the links below you can download a PDF copy of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Junior Ranger program.
Be patient, these PDF files are quite large and may take a few minutes to download.
Follow the directions closely, then after you have completed the program mail it to: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site 21280 SD Highway 240 Philip, SD 57567
A National Park Service Ranger will check your completed program to make sure you qualify for Junior Ranger status. You will then receive a certificate and patch certifying you as a Minuteman Missile Junior Ranger!
Did You Know?
To construct and deploy all 150 silos and 15 adjacent support structures for South Dakota’s Minuteman Missile field cost $56 million in the early 1960s ($9.2 billion in 2005 terms).