Elderly woman walks alone in secluded, suburban street at night. The elderly woman carries a white handbag with her right hand, and a big shopping bag on her left. Man emerges from the dark, walking on the street. The man’s face is unseen. Closing credits.
"strictly G.I." title card. Women line up at post office to send mail. Poster advertising “V-Mail”, the primary method of correspondence with soldiers stationed abroad during World War Two. Poster reads "Reach Your Boy Overseas." Man at teller window gives woman a standardized V-Mail envelope. Hands sorting through pile of blank V mail forms. Hands of a woman writing a letter from Betty Smith to CPL. Larry Ross on V-Mail using fountain pen. Hand with pencil addressing V-Mail. Woman's hands folding V-Mail envelope.
Wernher Von Braun, a German-born American aerospace engineer and space architect, gives a recorded lecture in German on space launch vehicles. On his table are models such as the model of the Juno II space launch vehicle. In his lecture, Dr. Wernher Von Braun discusses the facets of space flight, such as the capabilities of the Juno II and how to achieve escape velocity in launching. After Dr. Wernher Von Braun ends his lecture, a diagram depicting the Juno II launch (written in English) is revealed. A blackboard with notes, written in English, about launching velocity can be seen.
Prisoners wait for mental status examination in prison. Sign says “Psychiatrist”. A prison psychiatrist talks to a despondent-looking prisoner. Prisoner answers the psychiatrist and eventually smiles and laughs. Prison psychiatrist smiles after prisoner’s examination.
Prison Industries Reorganization Administration (PIRA) employees review blueprints for prison planning. Behind the employees are pictures of projects “Maryland Penal Farm A Prison Labor Project” and “Virginia Convict Road Force”. A female employee hands out a document to an employee seated near the wall. Two employees are focused on reviewing blueprints. Employee with glasses works on documents from the U.S. Department of Labor and Prison Industries Reorganization Administration while he talks to the secretary who hands over paperwork to him. Man writes on Prison Industries Reorganization Administration letterhead while examining document detailing Missouri Penitentiary Production for the year 1937. View of tentative prison floor plan blueprints
Doctor examines a shirtless prisoner during medical exam in prison. A doctor examines the ear of the prisoner using an otoscope in prison clinic. Doctor taps the knees of patient using a reflex hammer (also known as a plessor) to test his reflexes. Doctor uses stethoscope on man's chest. Doctor checks patient’s eyes. Doctor writes down notes.
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