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title: Koreans Build Medical and Social Centers
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/koreans-build-medical-and-social-centers-1966/
description: A photo sheet (code SP-1346) says the 2nd Regiment of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps has begun building community health stations in Hieu Xuong
section: Collection
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# Koreans Build Medical and Social Centers

A photo sheet (code SP-1346) says the 2nd Regiment of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps has begun building community health stations in Hieu Xuong district, Phu Yen province, one of which opened at Hoa Binh village on 15 July 1966 with free treatment. Photographs show a Korean doctor, Lee Jung Woo, treating villagers, a crowd waiting, and a brick station under construction. The sheet shows allied troops in a medical and building role and says the stations also serve as a place for villagers and soldiers to talk and build understanding.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
BINH-SĨ ĐẠI-HÀN XÂY TRẠM Y-TẾ XÃ-HỘI

TRONG CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GIÚP ĐỠ NHÂN DÂN VIỆT-NAM, TRUNG ĐOÀN 2 THỦY QUÂN LỤC CHIẾN ĐẠI-HÀN ĐÃ KHỞI CÔNG XÂY DỰNG NHIỀU TRẠM Y-TẾ XÃ-HỘI TẠI QUẬN HIẾU-XƯƠNG TỈNH PHÚ-YÊN. MỘT TRONG NHỮNG TRẠM Y-TẾ ĐÃ KHỞI HOẠT-ĐỘNG TẠI XÃ HÒA-BÌNH NGÀY 15-7-1966. DÂN CHÚNG TỪ XÃ HÒA-BÌNH VÀ CÁC VÙNG PHỤ CẬN ĐÃ TẤP NẬP KÉO ĐẾN TRẠM ĐÃ ĐƯỢC CHỮA BỆNH MIỄN PHÍ. NHỮNG TRẠM Y-TẾ XÃ-HỘI NÀY CÒN LÀ NƠI DÂN CHÚNG VÀ CÁC CHIẾN-SĨ ĐẠI-HÀN CÓ DỊP GẶP GỠ TRÒ CHUYỆN, GÂY TÌNH THẦN MẬT HIỂU BIẾT.

TẠI MỘT TRẠM VỪA XÂY XONG, BÁC-SĨ ĐẠI-HÀN LEE JUNG WOO ĐANG GIÚP CHỮA BỆNH CHO DÂN CHÚNG.

QUANG CẢNH DÂN CHÚNG TẤP NẬP KÉO ĐẾN XIN CHỮA BỆNH.

TRẠM Y-TẾ XÃ-HỘI DO CÁC BINH-SĨ ĐẠI-HÀN XÂY CẤT CÁC TRẠM KHÁC CŨNG ĐƯỢC XÂY CẤT TƯƠNG TỰ ĐỂ PHỤC-VỤ ĐỒNG-BÀO BỆNH-TẬT.

SP-1346
```

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

```
KOREAN SOLDIERS BUILD SOCIAL HEALTH STATIONS

IN THE PROGRAMME TO HELP THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE, THE 2ND REGIMENT OF THE KOREAN MARINE CORPS HAS BEGUN BUILDING MANY SOCIAL HEALTH STATIONS IN HIEU-XUONG DISTRICT, PHU-YEN PROVINCE. ONE OF THE HEALTH STATIONS BEGAN OPERATING AT HOA-BINH VILLAGE ON 15-7-1966. PEOPLE FROM HOA-BINH VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS CROWDED TO THE STATION AND WERE TREATED FREE OF CHARGE. THESE SOCIAL HEALTH STATIONS ARE ALSO A PLACE WHERE THE PEOPLE AND KOREAN SOLDIERS HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET AND CHAT, BUILDING A SPIRIT OF CLOSE UNDERSTANDING.

AT A NEWLY COMPLETED STATION, KOREAN DOCTOR LEE JUNG WOO IS HELPING TREAT THE PEOPLE.

A SCENE OF PEOPLE CROWDING IN TO ASK FOR TREATMENT.

SOCIAL HEALTH STATIONS BUILT BY KOREAN SOLDIERS; OTHER STATIONS ARE BEING BUILT IN THE SAME WAY TO SERVE SICK COMPATRIOTS.

SP-1346
```

Vietnamese diacritics transcribed as printed to the best of legibility at image resolution. The last caption's wording is ambiguous in its second clause; FRAME's rendering is literal.

[← Republic of Korea 28th Regiment Welcomes Hoi Chanh](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/korean-28th-regiment-welcomes-hoi-chanh-1966/) [Lam Dong Province: A Prosperous People, a Strong Nation →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/lam-dong-province-self-help-1966/)

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