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title: 'Army Behavior poster, Panel 4: Protect Army Property (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-behavior-poster-4-protect-army-property-vietnamese-1956/
description: Panel 4 of the Vietnamese army's seven commandments set. A smiling soldier in green uniform holds a red-stocked rifle while a man beside a jeep stands
section: Collection
---

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# Army Behavior poster, Panel 4: Protect Army Property (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)

Panel 4 of the Vietnamese army's seven commandments set. A smiling soldier in green uniform holds a red-stocked rifle while a man beside a jeep stands behind him, with spilled red liquid and a fuel can marked with an X in the foreground, and the printed rule tells soldiers not to waste public property or equipment. The tell is glittering generalities: duty and thrift are stated as an unargued virtue, with the picture of waste standing for the vice.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
4
Không gian
tham phí
phạm của
công, hết
sức giữ gìn
quân-trang và quân-cụ
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Do not cheat, be greedy or waste and misuse public property; do your utmost to take care of uniforms and equipment.
```

Panel number printed in a black circle; diacritics transcribed as printed.

[← Army Behavior poster 3 of 7, Seven Commandments (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-behavior-poster-3-of-7-seven-commandments-vietnamese-1956/) [Army Behavior poster, Panel 5: Keep Army Secrets (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-behavior-poster-5-keep-army-secrets-vietnamese-1956/)

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