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Chieu Hoi program sign, 1965 South Vietnam photograph: A sign is headed "CHIEU HOI PROGRAM" and tells the reader to bring

Chieu Hoi program sign (photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps)

A sign is headed "CHIEU HOI PROGRAM" and tells the reader to bring a pass. The program name is the promise. The terms under the heading are smaller and are not all legible in this photograph.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

Card stacking
Date
1965
Period
Cold War
Made by
Chieu Hoi program (sign photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps)
Region
Southeast Asia
Country
South Vietnam
Medium
Photograph
Issuer type
State
Regime
Ky Government
Leader
Nguyen Cao Ky
Audience
Enemy forces
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
War and the military
Event
Vietnam War
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives (NARA), retrieved October 6, 2026
Rights
Public domain (U.S. Marine Corps photograph; NARA unrestricted)
U.S. Marine Corps. National Archives, RG 127, 127-GVB-325-A193871 (NAID 26402799).

Text on the object

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

CHIEU HOI PROGRAM
[illegible]

The heading is clear. The lines under it are too small to transcribe and are marked illegible rather than guessed.

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