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title: 'Army Behavior poster, Panel 7: Be Close to the People (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-behavior-poster-7-be-close-to-the-people-vietnamese-1956/
description: Panel 7 of the Vietnamese army's seven commandments set. A soldier in green with a rifle stands arm to arm with a smiling farmer in a conical hat carrying
section: Collection
---

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[![Army Behavior poster, Panel 7: Be Close to the People, 1956 US poster: Panel 7 of the Vietnamese army's seven commandments](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/army-behavior-poster-7-be-close-to-the-people-vietnamese-1956.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/army-behavior-poster-7-be-close-to-the-people-vietnamese-1956.jpg)

# Army Behavior poster, Panel 7: Be Close to the People (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)

Panel 7 of the Vietnamese army's seven commandments set. A soldier in green with a rifle stands arm to arm with a smiling farmer in a conical hat carrying a sheaf of rice, with a water buffalo and a child behind them, and the printed rule tells soldiers to be close to, protect and help the people. The tell is plain-folks: soldier and farmer are shown as one common people, and the army's role is cast as service.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
7
Phải thân
DÂN
bảo vệ DÂN và giúp đỡ DÂN
```

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

```
Must be close to the People, protect the People and help the People.
```

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

[← Army Behavior poster, Panel 6: Respect Civilians' Lives and Beliefs (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-behavior-poster-6-respect-civilians-lives-beliefs-vietnamese-1956/) [Sixth Great Buddhist Council photo poster (Burmese poster distributed in Rangoon) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/sixth-great-buddhist-council-photo-poster-burmese-rangoon-1956/)

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