Excerpt from fictional silent film "The Birth of a Nation" shows Colonel Ben Cameron nicknamed 'Little Colonel' wounded and enamored of his northern nurse in the United States. Wounded people in a military hospital. The wounded Colonel on a bed. A northern hospital nurse Elise plays a musical instrument. She comes and sits near him. The nurse sings and the Colonel listens to her. Colonel Ben reads a letter written by Phil. The nurse sits near his bed and talks. The Colonel gives a small diary to her. Elise reads the diary. Other patients and nurses in the background.
Excerpt from the fictional silent film "The Birth of a Nation" shows Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant meeting at Appomattox Courthouse in the United States. The Generals and officials in the court. Both the Generals seated in chairs. An official reads a paper. He hands it over to General Grant and then takes it back. Another official hands a paper to General Lee in the background. Both of them sign. General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant. Both the Generals shake hands.
Excerpt from the fictional silent film "The Birth of a Nation" shows Colonel Ben Cameron going back to his home in the United States. A guard stands holding a gun. The Colonel gets discharged from a hospital. Nurse Elise walks with him. The Colonel shakes hand with the nurse. Guards exchange their duty in the background. Elise and Ben talk. The Colonel kisses the back of her hand. The Colonel leaves. Elise in a sad mood and a guard tells her something. Ben's sister Flora Cameron holds a plate. Food in the plate. A man puts a shawl on her. Ben's sister sticks cotton pieces on her dress. She sits in a chair. Flora looks at her dress. Colonel Ben's house. He looks at his house. Flora shows her dress to her mother. They run towards the door as Ben arrives. Ben enters the house. Ben's mother and sister are happy. Colonel's mother, father and sister stand together. Ben's sister meet him and both of them talk. She hugs him. They both enter the house.
A training film titled ' Material Conditions of Readiness' depicts material conditions of readiness in the United States. Navy ships underway in sea. Guns mounted on the deck of a ship. Different necessary equipment on the ship. Personnel wearing headphones seated at a desk at Damage Control Center. A personnel tightens a door and hatches to protect the ship. Another personnel rotates valves. Classification of three material conditions of readiness. They are called XRAY, YOKE and ZEBRA. Animation depicts the degree of protection in different material conditions of readiness.
A training film depicts compartmentation of a ship's hull to protect from damage in the United States. A hatch of a ship. Animation depicts a ship and a hole below the water line. A navy ship which is divided into several water tight compartments. Small compartments on the deck. Water tight compartments created on the deck. Different openings in a compartment for safety. Water enters the compartment. Water tight doors in each compartment. Additional doors and hatches in the compartment. All water tight doors are secured. A water tight door with material condition of readiness XRAY. An XRAY label on the door. An authorized personnel opens the door. A personnel closes a door. A door with material condition of readiness YOKE. Another personnel works on a hatch. A personnel operates all controls for water tightening security.
A training film depicts the segregation of vital systems of a ship to prevent it from damage in the United States. Animation depicts a naval ship with different compartments. Different vital systems for the ship's operation. Demonstration of material conditions of readiness system Segregation. A digram represents first Firemain system that is the Loop system used on larger navy ships and another diagram represents Single Line system used on small navy ships. Eight separate pumps on the ship. Valves on the ship. Seven valves are XRAY (X) . Four YOKE (Y) valves on the ship. Two ZEBRA (Z) valves secured on the ship to divide the loops in different systems. In Single Line a ZEBRA valve segregate the fire system in two independent systems.
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