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National Liberation Front flag with captured weapons, 1965 National Liberation Front photograph: A red flag with a yellow

National Liberation Front flag with captured weapons (Marine Corps photograph)

A red flag with a yellow star is set above a display of weapons. The flag stands for the force the weapons are attributed to. The photograph does not print a caption naming a battle or a unit.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

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Date
1965
Period
Cold War
Made by
National Front for Liberation of South Vietnam (flag in a display photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps)
Region
Southeast Asia
Country
National Liberation Front
Medium
Photograph
Issuer type
Movement
Regime
National Liberation Front
Leader
Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Demonize
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-A026058 (NAID 26402845).

Text on the object

Checked for printed text

No printed or legible words. A flag with a star is displayed with weapons.

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