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title: Reward Ceremony for Ralliers, Chuong Thien Province
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chieu-hoi-reward-ceremony-chuong-thien-1965-1969/
description: A photo-sheet (code 3112) shows a ceremony at the Chuong Thien Chieu Hoi office where the province chief, a lieutenant colonel.
section: Collection
---

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[![Reward Ceremony for Ralliers, Chuong Thien Province, 1965 US poster: A photo-sheet (code 3112) shows a ceremony at the Chuong](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/chieu-hoi-reward-ceremony-chuong-thien-1965-1969.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/chieu-hoi-reward-ceremony-chuong-thien-1965-1969.jpg)

# Reward Ceremony for Ralliers, Chuong Thien Province

A photo-sheet (code 3112) shows a ceremony at the Chuong Thien Chieu Hoi office where the province chief, a lieutenant colonel, hands cash rewards to ralliers, including 370,000 piastres for one who helped locate an arms cache. The Chieu Hoi dove-and-flame emblem sits in the centre and the closing line reads 'Return to a new life'. The sheet makes the cash payments the visible inducement.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

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

```
BUỔI LỄ TRAO TẶNG TIỀN THƯỞNG CHO
HỒI-CHÁNH VIÊN TẠI TỈNH CHƯƠNG-THIỆN

[banner in photograph:] 72 HỒI CHÁNH VIÊN TẬP THỂ
[sign:] TY CHIÊU HỒI CHƯƠNG-THIỆN

TRUNG-TÁ TỈNH-TRƯỞNG LÊ-MINH-ĐẢO NGỎ LỜI CÙNG QUAN KHÁCH VÀ HỒI-CHÁNH VIÊN TRONG BUỔI LỄ.

TRUNG-TÁ TỈNH-TRƯỞNG TRAO TẶNG 370.000$ CHO HỒI-CHÁNH SỬ-NGỌC-ĐÃNH CÓ CÔNG HƯỚNG DẪN QLVNCH KHÁM PHÁ MỘT HẦM VŨ KHÍ QUAN TRỌNG.

CHIÊU-HỒI

TRUNG-TÁ ĐẢO TRAO QUÀ TẶNG CHO NHÂN VIÊN CÓ CÔNG MÓC NỐI VC VỀ HỒI CHÁNH.

HỒI-CHÁNH NÓI VỚI TRUNG-TÁ ĐẢO VỀ ĐỜI SỐNG MỚI CỦA HỌ.

HỒI-CHÁNH VIÊN NGUYỄN-VĂN-SEN ĐƯỢC TRAO TẶNG 19.000$ TRONG BUỔI LỄ.

HÃY TRỞ VỀ VỚI ĐỜI SỐNG MỚI

3112
```

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

```
CEREMONY OF PRESENTING REWARD MONEY TO RALLIERS IN CHUONG-THIEN PROVINCE

[banner in photograph:] 72 RALLIERS COLLECTIVELY
[sign:] CHUONG-THIEN CHIEU HOI SERVICE

Lieutenant Colonel Province Chief Le-Minh-Dao addresses the guests and ralliers during the ceremony.

The Lieutenant Colonel Province Chief presents 370,000$ to rallier Su-Ngoc-Danh, who had the merit of guiding the ARVN to discover an important arms cache.

CHIEU-HOI

Lieutenant Colonel Dao presents gifts to personnel who had the merit of persuading VC to rally.

A rallier speaks with Lieutenant Colonel Dao about their new life.

Rallier Nguyen-Van-Sen is presented with 19,000$ during the ceremony.

COME BACK TO A NEW LIFE

3112
```

[← Chánh sách Chiêu Hồi của Chính phủ V.N.C.H. góp phần xây dựng đất nước (The Chieu Hoi Program Contributes to Rebuilding the Country)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chieu-hoi-program-rebuilding-the-country-1965-1969/) [Chieu Hoi at Tay Ninh →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chieu-hoi-tay-ninh-1965-1969/)

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