Remain with the colors, be a modern minute man
Color recruiting sheet: a uniformed soldier with rifle stands before a large flag while a pale blue Revolutionary-era minuteman fades in behind him. 'Be a modern minute man' ties the present enlistee to the 1775 militia, a transfer of that tradition's prestige; the text box gives the Reserve terms.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1938
- Period
- Interwar
- Made by
- U.S. Army Recruiting Officer
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1623 (NAID 515289).
Text on the object
REMAIN WITH The COLORS Be A Modern Minute Man If you are leaving the Active Service, or were Honorably Discharged from the REGULAR ARMY-- Are under Thirty-six Years of Age, and are Physically Qualified, it will pay you to Enlist in the REGULAR ARMY RESERVE ENLIST IN THE REGULAR-ARMY-RESERVE U. S. Army Recruiting Officer [signature: illegible, lower centre of the picture] [imprint: PC-21--RPB--12-20-38--50M]
