This documentary, produced in 1977 and narrated by John Wayne, tells the story of the Seabees. The men who built the Holland Tunnel, the George Washington Bridge, and the Hoover Dam turned their attention to the war effort after Pearl Harbor.
The film details the Seabees’ history and accomplishments, includes hands-on training footage covering both construction and combat, and offers an inside look at the Seabee Museum in Port Hueneme, California, near Ventura.
Learn why they say: “The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.”
The video runs 18 minutes, 54 seconds.