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title: Since 1775 the U.S. Marine Corps has answered the call to arms and fought gallantly in every war. Join the Marines
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/since-1775-join-the-marines-1942/
description: 'Marine Corps recruiting poster in a wide format: three red drums with gold emblems (a coiled snake with ''Don''t tread on me'', the globe and anchor.'
section: Collection
---

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# Since 1775 the U.S. Marine Corps has answered the call to arms and fought gallantly in every war. Join the Marines

Marine Corps recruiting poster in a wide format: three red drums with gold emblems (a coiled snake with 'Don't tread on me', the globe and anchor, a pine tree) played by white-gloved hands on a blue field. Text gives the Corps' service since 1775 and ends 'Join the Marines.' The tell is transfer of Revolutionary-era symbols and history onto a present enlistment call.

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

```
Since
1775
THE U. S. MARINE CORPS HAS
ANSWERED THE CALL TO ARMS
AND FOUGHT GALLANTLY IN
EVERY WAR
* * * *
JOIN THE
MARINES
[on drum:] DON'T TREAD ON ME
[signature:] F S Thomas
[imprint:] MCPS 105985 9-22-42 20M  47 PB
```

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