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title: Support our boys in Viet Nam (clergy march, White House)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/clergy-support-our-boys-white-house-1967/
description: Marchers in clerical collars pass the White House with signs reading "VICTORY IN VIET NAM" and "SUPPORT OUR BOYS IN VIET NAM".
section: Collection
---

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# Support our boys in Viet Nam (clergy march, White House)

Marchers in clerical collars pass the White House with signs reading "VICTORY IN VIET NAM" and "SUPPORT OUR BOYS IN VIET NAM". "Victory" names no terms, and support for servicemen is printed as support for the war.

## Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
VICTORY IN VIET NAM
SUPPORT OUR BOYS
IN VIET NAM
```

The two large signs are transcribed. Smaller lettering on the banners is not legible in the scan.

[← Y-học phục-vụ nhân-sinh (A Medical Study of Service to the People)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/y-hoc-phuc-vu-nhan-sinh-1967/) [Chúng tôi cương quyết (We Are Determined) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/we-are-determined-bunker-marines-1967/)

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