[Milsurplus] WW2 16mm films

[Hue Miller]

Retirement is making me finally face the list of things that need to be 
completed.
I have some WW2 16mm films that need transferring to a current medium.
I asked about this here some years back, maybe 10, maybe 15 years ago, and 
one reader eagerly volunteered that he "had a friend" who could do this,
but the eagerness made me a bit suspicious, and I wondered what was up with 
that.
I am pretty sure I can find a specialist business in Portland or Seattle to 
the north; both places I can visit.
What I'm wondering, once they're transferred, I suppose they become "public 
domain", and the cat's out of the bag forever. I mean, once they're
transferred, they're basically no longer mine. There is a company that sells 
military-issued film videos. Maybe they have some kind of legal department
to keep them from showing up on You Tube.
I would probably reap worthwhile good karma if these showed up on You Tube, 
I suppose.
I have a couple German films, one is possibly rare or even the only copy, 
and a couple US films. I do not have a way to view these
myself. I knew a fellow in Seattle years back who was a 16mm film collector, 
and I think he said he'd run them on his projector, but I want to be
very sure the sprocket holes don't get damaged and that the films are very 
very carefully handled.  I forget this fellow's name at present; maybe
it will come back to me. I wonder if he's still around. Collecting 16mm 
films is as bad, or worse, than collecting heavy boatanchor radios, believe
me!
I think he said also he had some kind of training film that showed the 
SCR-522 in some kind of fighter plane.
And as my thoughts wander, I wonder if we'll ever see the ATC etc. training 
films that are listed in the Navy catalog.
Your comments welcomed.
-Hue Miller