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title: Military Service Is a Citizen's Duty poster, PPB-369 (Vietnamese, Saigon)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/military-service-citizens-duty-ppb-369-vietnamese-saigon-1964/
description: A Vietnamese painted poster for military service. A young man in profile, a bundle over his shoulder, stands in front of an armored horseman with a raised
section: Collection
---

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# Military Service Is a Citizen's Duty poster, PPB-369 (Vietnamese, Saigon)

A Vietnamese painted poster for military service. A young man in profile, a bundle over his shoulder, stands in front of an armored horseman with a raised sword and a crowd of raised arms, under a red band with the line 'To perform military service is the duty of the citizen'. The tell is transfer: the prestige of a historical warrior is attached to the young man's call-up, and duty is asserted without any argument.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
J64QD2

THI HÀNH QUÂN DỊCH LÀ BỔN PHẬN CỦA NGƯỜI CÔNG DÂN
```

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

```
J64QD2

To carry out military service is the duty of the citizen
```

[← Answering the Call, Australian Air Detachment poster (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/answering-the-call-australian-air-detachment-vietnamese-1964/) [Recruiting poster Nos. 1 and 2, 164QD2 (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/recruiting-poster-nos-1-2-164qd2-vietnamese-saigon-1964/)

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