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title: Army Slogans poster 221e, young man verse (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-slogans-poster-221e-young-man-verse-vietnamese-saigon-1956/
description: A Vietnamese-language slogan sheet in dark blue letterpress type on buff paper, two lines of verse and no picture.
section: Collection
---

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[![Army Slogans poster 221e, young man verse, 1956 US poster: A Vietnamese-language slogan sheet in dark blue letterpress type](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/army-slogans-poster-221e-young-man-verse-vietnamese-saigon-1956.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/army-slogans-poster-221e-young-man-verse-vietnamese-saigon-1956.jpg)

# Army Slogans poster 221e, young man verse (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)

A Vietnamese-language slogan sheet in dark blue letterpress type on buff paper, two lines of verse and no picture, an unlisted fifth sheet beside the four-sheet Army Slogans set already hosted. It tells young men that real manhood means doing military service (quan dich) rather than letting youth slip away. The tell is glittering generalities: manliness and youth are invoked as virtues to move the reader toward service.

## 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

```
Làm trai cho dáng nên trai
Thì hành quân dịch kẻo hoài tuổi xuân
```

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

```
To be a man worthy of the name of man, carry out military service, lest your youth be wasted.
```

No imprint or credit line is printed on the sheet.

[← Army Slogans poster 221d, flag verse (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-slogans-poster-221d-flag-verse-vietnamese-saigon-1956/) [Monopolizing the Water Hole →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/monopolizing-the-water-hole-1956/)

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