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title: 'Army information poster, Bulletin No. 5: Amphibious Regiment and returnees (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-bulletin-5-amphibious-regiment-vietnamese-1957/
description: A photo sheet in two parts. The upper part shows amphibious vehicles and crews of the Fifth Amphibious Regiment crossing marsh and water and being cleaned
section: Collection
---

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# Army information poster, Bulletin No. 5: Amphibious Regiment and returnees (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)

A photo sheet in two parts. The upper part shows amphibious vehicles and crews of the Fifth Amphibious Regiment crossing marsh and water and being cleaned after operations; the lower part, headed 'Overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia return home', shows a navy ship at Can Tho, soldiers supporting an elderly man and a welcoming crowd. The tell is glittering generalities and card-stacking: only orderly service and joyful welcome are shown.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
ĐÂY QUÂN ĐỘI VIỆT-NAM CỘNG-HÒA
BẢN THÔNG-TIN SỐ 5
ĐỆ NGŨ LIÊN-ĐOÀN THỦY-XA

Khi đoàn Thủy-Xa sửa soạn ra trận
Theo nẻo biên-thùy và trên những cánh-đồng bùn lầy, chiến-sĩ của Đệ V Liên-Đoàn Thủy-Xa, vững tay bảo-vệ cho mùa Xuân Cộng-Hòa tươi mãi
Trên sóng nước mông mênh, những Chiếc Thủy-Xa không lỗ xung phong truy kích địch
Tất cả đã sẵn sàng — Đại-Bác 75 ly không giật đợi lệnh để nhả đạn về phía Địch-quân
Đoàn Thủy-Xa trở về căn cứ sau khi làm tròn nhiệm-vụ
Sau mỗi cuộc hành-quân chiếc Thủy-Xa lại được lau chùi chải chuốt sạch sẽ như mới

VIỆT-KIỀU Ở CAO-MIÊN HỒI-HƯƠNG

Đoàn tàu của Hải-Quân Việt-Nam chở Việt-Kiều hồi-hương đã cập bến Cần-Thơ
Một niềm hân hoan vui sướng tràn ngập lòng người tha-hương khi được trở về nơi chôn rau cắt rốn để hưởng một đời sống tự-do no ấm tại miền Nam nước Việt
Quân-Đội Cộng-Hòa trưởng-thành trong khói lửa. Ngoài mặt trận cũng như ở Hậu-tuyến, lúc nào Quân-nhân Cộng-Hòa cũng sẵn sàng phục-vụ nhân-dân. Đây anh em binh-sĩ đang nâng đỡ một cụ già hồi-hương
Nữ-Trợ-Tá Quân-Đội Cộng-Hòa cũng không bỏ lỡ một dịp nào khi có thể giúp đỡ được đồng bào
Quân-Dân Cần-Thơ từng-bừng đón tiếp đoàn người hồi-hương

[banners in photograph partly legible: ... Chào mừng Việt-Kiều Hồi Hương ... [illegible]]
```

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

```
This is the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Information Bulletin No. 5. Fifth Amphibious Regiment.

As the amphibious unit prepares to go into action.
Along the border routes and over muddy fields, soldiers of the Fifth Amphibious Regiment keep a steady hand guarding the ever-fresh Spring of the Republic.
On the vast waters, the amphibious vehicles charge boldly in pursuit of the enemy.
All is ready: the 75mm recoilless gun awaits the order to fire toward the enemy.
The amphibious unit returns to base after completing its mission.
After each operation the amphibious vehicle is wiped and polished as clean as new.

OVERSEAS VIETNAMESE IN CAMBODIA RETURN HOME

A Vietnamese Navy convoy carrying returning overseas Vietnamese has docked at Can Tho.
A joy of delight fills the hearts of those who lived in exile on returning to the land of their birth, to enjoy a free and well-fed life in the South of Vietnam.
The Republican Army matured in fire. At the front as in the rear, Republican servicemen are always ready to serve the people. Here soldiers support an elderly returnee.
Women auxiliaries of the Republican Army also miss no occasion to help their compatriots.
Soldiers and people of Can Tho enthusiastically welcome the group of returnees.
```

Captions are small at the available resolution and were read from the image; banners inside the photographs are only partly legible.

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