ミニットマンとは、アメリカ独立戦争当時からの民兵組織で、その由来は、招集されたら1分（minute）で駆けつけるから、というものである。
Minutemen were members of teams of select men from the American colonial militia during the American Revolutionary War. They provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that allowed the colonies to respond immediately to war threats, hence the name. (Wikipedia)
John Parker (July 13, 1729 – September 17, 1775) was an American farmer, mechanic, and soldier, who commanded the Lexington militia at the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775. Parker was born in Lexington to Josiah Parker and Anne Stone. His experience as a soldier in the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) at the Siege of Louisbourg conquest of Quebec most likely led to his election as militia captain by the men of the town.
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