USMC 110117: ""Directions '71: Special Edition, Second Marine Division""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110117: ""Directions '71: Special Edition, Second Marine Division"" Citation information USMC 110117: ""Directions '71: Special Edition, Second Marine Division"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3191/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110117 Decade 1970 Date 1971 Description Episode of an internal communication series, Discover 71, that focuses on race relations in the Marine Corps. USMC Maj. Bill Negron of the Marine Corps Equal Opportunity Branch is tasked with promoting a better understanding of human relations. Negron visits Camp Lejeune for this episode. BGen. Robert Bohn (CO 2nd Div), 1stLt Phillip Como, and a number of NCOs attending the Marine NCO Leadership School give interviews. Comparisons are made between the current state of human relations within the division and the low point of July 1969. Small group discussions at the NCO school is the basis for its innovative approach to improving communication. NCOs participating in these groups and individual interviews are not identified. Original production, no video tape, preserved on film as a kinescope. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Phelps, Harold; Sampy, David; Baxter, Thomas Genre Informational Division 2nd Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 800 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 04/21/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 27:32 Digital file type video/H264