Forensic Research Archive of Manipulation and Exploitation
Marines, our friends, 1965 South Vietnam photograph: A banner reads "MARINES, OUR FRIENDS". The Marines are named as friends

Marines, our friends (banner photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps)

A banner reads "MARINES, OUR FRIENDS". The Marines are named as friends. The photograph does not name who made the banner.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

Transfer
Date
1965
Period
Cold War
Made by
Unidentified local group (banner photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps)
Region
Southeast Asia
Country
South Vietnam
Medium
Photograph
Issuer type
Movement
Regime
Ky Government
Leader
Nguyen Cao Ky
Audience
Foreign public
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-A194602 (NAID 26402807).

Text on the object

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

MARINES, OUR FRIENDS

One line, as read.

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